Bristol City FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

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Tue 20 Oct 2020 · 18:45 UTC Ashton Gate Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+10'

Y 67' Dael Fry

Y 90' Marcus Bettinelli

Overview

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Bristol City FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship at Ashton Gate Stadium.

Bristol City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Middlesbrough FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Tim Robinson
Referee Lee Venamore
Referee Andrew Fox
Referee Mark Pottage

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Bristol City FC 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals Middlesbrough FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-10-20 Bristol City FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC 2020-07-11 Middlesbrough FC 1–3 Bristol City FC 2019-08-31 Bristol City FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC 2019-04-02 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Bristol City FC 2018-08-18 Bristol City FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Oct	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–1	L
17 Oct	Barnsley FC	A	2–2	D
03 Oct	Nottingham Forest FC	A	2–1	W
27 Sep	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	2–0	W
20 Sep	Stoke City FC	A	2–0	W
12 Sep	Coventry City FC	H	2–1	W

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Oct	Bristol City FC	A	1–0	W
17 Oct	Reading FC	H	0–0	D
03 Oct	Barnsley FC	H	2–1	W
26 Sep	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–1	D
19 Sep	AFC Bournemouth	H	1–1	D
11 Sep	Watford FC	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

Bristol City FC		Middlesbrough FC
#29	Position	#10
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Bristol City FC are 29th (0 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 10th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Bristol City FC have kicked off against Middlesbrough FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Bristol City FC and Middlesbrough FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Neil Warnock will be considering his options from the bench.
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
20' Dael Fry has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
25' Northern Ireland international Paddy McNair has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
30' Marvin Johnson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
35' Bristol City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Middlesbrough FC backline.
40' Middlesbrough FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
45' Andreas Weimann needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 33 Yellow cards this season.
50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
55' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Bristol City FC and Middlesbrough FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
58' Tomas Kalas gets the nod from Bristol City FC. He replaces Alfie Mawson and will look to change the dynamic.
63' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bristol City FC that had 387 games and scored 433 goals.
67' Middlesbrough FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 67.
70' Another substitution for Bristol City FC to replace Chris Martin by Famara Diedhiou on 70 minute.
71' It is a substitution in Bristol City FC team. Nahki Wells is replaced by Antoine Semenyo on 71 minute.
73' Middlesbrough FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by George Saville on 73.
74' Djed Spence makes way for Marcus Tavernier at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Middlesbrough FC.
78' The whistle greets Patrick Roberts as he departs to be replaced by Marcus Browne.
83' Tyreeq Bakinson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
88' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bristol City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Marcus Bettinelli.
90' The Middlesbrough FC bench stirs into life. Chuba Akpom is withdrawn and Nathan Wood-Gordon gets his opportunity.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Bristol City FC.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Warnock

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Britt Assombalonga	3
Matty Crooks	3
Nahki Wells	3
George Earthy	2
Aaron Ramsey	2
Famara Diedhiou	2
Andreas Weimann	2
George Saville	1

Head to Head

Bristol City FC Form

2020-10-20 Bristol City FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2020-10-17 Barnsley FC 2–2 Bristol City FC D 2020-10-03 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Bristol City FC W 2020-09-27 Bristol City FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2020-09-20 Stoke City FC 0–2 Bristol City FC W 2020-09-12 Bristol City FC 2–1 Coventry City FC W

Middlesbrough FC Form

2020-10-20 Bristol City FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2020-10-17 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Reading FC D 2020-10-03 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Barnsley FC W 2020-09-26 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2020-09-19 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth D 2020-09-11 Watford FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.49 Bristol City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.48 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 92% + Under — clean sheet likely 83%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Bristol City FC30% Draw44% Middlesbrough FC26%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes17% 0% No83%

Avg goals/match: 0.97

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	59%	41%
± 1.5	26%	74%
± 2.5	8%	92%
± 3.5	2%	98%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

70%

Bristol City FC or Middlesbrough FC

56%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Bristol City FC13% Draw74% Middlesbrough FC13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

40.8%

1 – 0

16.7%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

10.3%

2 – 0

0 – 2

3.7%

2 – 1

2.5%

1 – 2

2.4%

2 – 2

0.8%

3 – 0

0.6%

0 – 3

0.6%

3 – 1

0.4%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap	Bristol City FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	19%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	19%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

62% ✗

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

61% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.