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 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Middlesbrough FC 8 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 9.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

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
#8	Position	#3
13	Points	15
8	Played	8
4 / 1 / 3	W / D / L	4 / 3 / 1
11	Scored	16
12	Conceded	12
-1	GD	+4
1.63	PPG	1.88
50%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Bristol City FC are 8th (13 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 3rd (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bristol City FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

3/2

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/1

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/4

61-75

3/3

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC

Dominic Ballard	3 G
Lorent Tolaj	2 G	1 A
Scott Twine	2 G

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear

6 G

Events

Match Events

0' Bristol City FC have kicked off against Middlesbrough FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Tommy Rowe is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bristol City FC tonight.
10' Middlesbrough FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' Bristol City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
25' The 34-year-old Sam Morsy has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
30' Middlesbrough FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
35' The travelling Middlesbrough FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
40' Chuba Akpom has been relatively quiet despite scoring 59 goals in his last 167 appearances.
45' The home supporters are growing impatient. Bristol City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
50' Middlesbrough FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
55' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
58' A tactical swap from Bristol City FC — Tomas Kalas on, Alfie Mawson off on 58 minutes.
63' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
67' That is a Yellow card for Middlesbrough FC. Dael Fry will be fuming at that decision.
70' Another change for Bristol City FC made on 70 minute. Chris Martin leaves to be changed by Famara Diedhiou.
71' A tactical swap from Bristol City FC — Antoine Semenyo on, Nahki Wells off on 71 minutes.
73' George Saville does the damage! The net is bulging and Middlesbrough FC surge ahead!
74' Middlesbrough FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marcus Tavernier is hanging Djed Spence on the field on 74 minute.
78' Fresh legs for Middlesbrough FC! Marcus Browne comes on to replace Patrick Roberts.
83' It is a cagey affair so far. Bristol City FC in their trying to find a way past Middlesbrough FC's compact .
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' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marcus Bettinelli on 90.
90' A change in the Middlesbrough FC ranks — Chuba Akpom exits the field as Nathan Wood-Gordon enters on 90.
0-1 the final result. Bristol City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Warnock

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

2 / 4

1.31 Bristol City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.46 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Bristol City FC or Middlesbrough FC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bristol City FC35% Draw28% Middlesbrough FC37%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.77

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

65%

Bristol City FC or Middlesbrough FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Bristol City FC25% Draw46% Middlesbrough FC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

1 – 2

8.4%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

8.2%

2 – 1

7.5%

1 – 0

7.2%

0 – 2

6.6%

2 – 2

5.5%

2 – 0

5.3%

1 – 3

4.1%

3 – 1

3.3%

0 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap	Bristol City FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	18%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	20%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

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