Sunday , 16 August 2026

Bristol City FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Bristol City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Middlesbrough FC
Fri 21 Feb 2025 · 19:45 UTC Ashton Gate 21,894 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 37' Tommy Conway
George Earthy 72' 1–1
George Earthy 82' 2–1
Y 57' Anfernee Dijksteel
Y 78' Hayden Hackney

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Tom Nield
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Bhupinder Gill

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

9
4
3
Bristol City FC 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals Middlesbrough FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-02-21 Bristol City FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC 2024-10-19 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Bristol City FC 2024-02-10 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Bristol City FC 2023-11-25 Bristol City FC 3–2 Middlesbrough FC 2023-04-10 Bristol City FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Feb Middlesbrough FC H 2–1 W
15 Feb Cardiff City FC A 1–1 D
12 Feb Stoke City FC H 2–0 W
09 Feb Swansea City AFC H 0–1 L
01 Feb Oxford United FC A 1–1 D
25 Jan Blackburn Rovers FC H 2–1 W
Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Feb Bristol City FC A 1–2 L
15 Feb Watford FC H 0–1 L
12 Feb Sheffield United FC A 1–3 L
03 Feb Sunderland AFC H 2–3 L
25 Jan Preston North End FC A 1–2 L
21 Jan West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–0 W

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' In just a few seconds Ashton Gate will turn into a battlefield for Bristol City FC and Middlesbrough FC.
  • 5' Finn Azaz has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Bristol City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' Bristol City FC currently sit 8 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' Bristol City FC have won 433 goals from 387 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 37' Brilliant from the forward! Tommy Conway makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 37.
  • 42' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bristol City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 47' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Anfernee Dijksteel made 378 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 52' Both keepers have barely been tested. Bristol City FC and Middlesbrough FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 57' It’s gonna be a card for Anfernee Dijksteel.
  • 62' With 0 assists to his name this season, Delano Burgzorg is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Bristol City FC.
  • 63' Another substitution for Bristol City FC to replace Anis Mehmeti by George Earthy on 63 minute.
  • 68' USA international Aidan Morris has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 69' Another substitution for Bristol City FC to replace Sinclair Armstrong by Nahki Wells on 69 minute.
  • 72' The deadlock is broken! George Earthy gets on the scoresheet on 72 minutes.
  • 77' Middlesbrough FC come into this ranked 11 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 78' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Hayden Hackney on 78 minutes.
  • 82' Bristol City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by George Earthy on 82.
  • 83' Finn Azaz is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kelechi Iheanacho at the 83 minute mark.
  • 88' Middlesbrough FC make a change. Morgan Whittaker trudges off to be replaced by Marcus Forss on 88 minutes.
  • 90' Bristol City FC ring the changes. Scott Twine has done his job and it is now time for Joe Williams to step up.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Bristol City FC take all three points.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Liam Manning

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Carrick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Matty Crooks 3
Nahki Wells 3
Britt Assombalonga 3
Andreas Weimann 2
George Earthy 2
Aaron Ramsey 2
Famara Diedhiou 2
Andy King 1

Head to Head

2025-02-21 Bristol City FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC 2024-10-19 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Bristol City FC 2024-02-10 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Bristol City FC 2023-11-25 Bristol City FC 3–2 Middlesbrough FC 2023-04-10 Bristol City FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC

Bristol City FC Form

2025-02-21 Bristol City FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-02-15 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2025-02-12 Bristol City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC W 2025-02-09 Bristol City FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC L 2025-02-01 Oxford United FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2025-01-25 Bristol City FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Middlesbrough FC Form

2025-02-21 Bristol City FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-02-15 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Watford FC L 2025-02-12 Sheffield United FC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-02-03 Middlesbrough FC 2–3 Sunderland AFC L 2025-01-25 Preston North End FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-01-21 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.06 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.52 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 78% + Under — clean sheet likely 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC53% Draw32% Middlesbrough FC15%
Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes28% 0% No72%
Avg goals/match: 1.58
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 77%
23%
± 1.5 47%
53%
± 2.5 22%
78%
± 3.5 8%
92%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
47%
Bristol City FC or Middlesbrough FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC29% Draw60% Middlesbrough FC11%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
23.2%
1 – 0
20.5%
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 0
10.9%
0 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
3.8%
1 – 2
2.9%
0 – 2
2.5%
3 – 1
2.3%
2 – 2
1.7%
4 – 0
1%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 13% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 27% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 12% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
60% ✗
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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