Bristol City FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Bristol City FC

2 – 0

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Middlesbrough FC

Sat 20 Dec 2025 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Bristol City FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship .

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

Match Details

Referee Anthony Backhouse

4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.3 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

2025-12-20 Bristol City FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC 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

Recent Form

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–0	W
13 Dec	Coventry City FC	A	0–1	L
10 Dec	Leicester City FC	H	2–2	D
06 Dec	Millwall FC	H	0–1	L
29 Nov	Portsmouth FC	A	1–0	W
26 Nov	Wrexham AFC	A	0–2	L

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Dec	Bristol City FC	A	0–2	L
13 Dec	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	3–1	W
09 Dec	Charlton Athletic FC	A	2–1	W
05 Dec	Hull City AFC	A	4–1	W
29 Nov	Derby County FC	H	2–1	W
25 Nov	Coventry City FC	H	2–4	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' The game is set. Bristol City FC kicks off things out of here…
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

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
Samuel Bell	1

Head to Head

Bristol City FC Form

2025-12-20 Bristol City FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-12-13 Coventry City FC 1–0 Bristol City FC L 2025-12-10 Bristol City FC 2–2 Leicester City FC D 2025-12-06 Bristol City FC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2025-11-29 Portsmouth FC 0–1 Bristol City FC W 2025-11-26 Wrexham AFC 2–0 Bristol City FC L

Middlesbrough FC Form

2025-12-20 Bristol City FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-12-13 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2025-12-09 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-12-05 Hull City AFC 1–4 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-11-29 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Derby County FC W 2025-11-25 Middlesbrough FC 2–4 Coventry City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.72 Bristol City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.56 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bristol City FC46% Draw24% Middlesbrough FC30%

Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.28

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

54%

Bristol City FC or Middlesbrough FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bristol City FC31% Draw42% Middlesbrough FC27%

Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 2

6.5%

1 – 0

5.8%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

5.3%

0 – 1

5.2%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.6%

1 – 3

3 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap	Bristol City FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	19%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	17%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✗

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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