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

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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 15 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
Middlesbrough FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game

Standings

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

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
#17	Position	#2
18	Points	29
15	Played	15
5 / 3 / 7	W / D / L	8 / 5 / 2
16	Scored	30
24	Conceded	19
-8	GD	+11
1.20	PPG	1.93
33%	Win %	53%

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

27% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Bristol City FC are 17th (18 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 2nd (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bristol City FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

4/3

46-60

1/7

61-75

1/2

76+

7/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

5/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

4/3

46-60

5/4

61-75

6/4

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC

Scott Twine	5 G
Dominic Ballard	4 G
Lorent Tolaj	2 G	1 A

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear	13 G
Amario Cozier-Duberry	3 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Bristol City FC kicks off things out of here…
5' The travelling Middlesbrough FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marvin Johnson, as he is very good at scoring at Ashton Gate Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Bristol City FC and Middlesbrough FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bristol City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
25' The 29-year-old Dael Fry has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
30' Chuba Akpom needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
35' Bristol City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Middlesbrough FC's shape.
40' Middlesbrough FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
45' Marcus Tavernier is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bristol City FC tonight.
50' It looks surprising Bristol City FC does not make any changes. Tommy Rowe has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
58' The crowd applauds Alfie Mawson as he leaves the pitch. Tomas Kalas steps in for Bristol City FC.
63' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
67' The referee shows Middlesbrough FC player a Yellow card on 67.
70' Bristol City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Famara Diedhiou is hanging Chris Martin on the field on 70 minute.
71' A tactical swap from Bristol City FC — Antoine Semenyo on, Nahki Wells off on 71 minutes.
73' George Saville puts Middlesbrough FC on the lead.
74' Marcus Tavernier is replacing Djed Spence for the Middlesbrough FC side.
78' Another substitution for Middlesbrough FC to replace Patrick Roberts by Marcus Browne on 78 minute.
83' Bristol City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Middlesbrough FC backline.
88' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marcus Bettinelli on 90.
90' Time for substitution for Middlesbrough FC. Chuba Akpom is replaced by Nathan Wood-Gordon.
Another three points for Middlesbrough FC.

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
Harry Cornick	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

1.02 Bristol City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.52 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Bristol City FC or Middlesbrough FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bristol City FC30% Draw28% Middlesbrough FC42%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.54

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

70%

Bristol City FC or Middlesbrough FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Bristol City FC19% Draw48% Middlesbrough FC33%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

10%

1 – 2

8.9%

0 – 2

8.9%

1 – 0

2 – 1

2 – 2

4.6%

1 – 3

4.6%

0 – 3

4.4%

2 – 0

2 – 3

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap	Bristol City FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	15%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	23%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	15%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

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