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 46 games · 62 pts (2026/27)
Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Anthony Backhouse

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

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
#12	Position	#5
62	Points	80
46	Played	46
17 / 11 / 18	W / D / L	22 / 14 / 10
59	Scored	72
59	Conceded	47
+0	GD	+25
1.35	PPG	1.74
37%	Win %	48%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Bristol City FC are 12th (62 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 5th (80 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Bristol City FC and Middlesbrough FC.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Bristol City FC players.

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
Antoine Semenyo	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

1.48 Bristol City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.31 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bristol City FC45% Draw26% Middlesbrough FC29%

Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.79

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

55%

Bristol City FC or Middlesbrough FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bristol City FC29% Draw46% Middlesbrough FC25%

Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 0

8.1%

0 – 0

1 – 2

7.5%

0 – 1

7.1%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

5.6%

0 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

4.2%

1 – 3

3.3%

3 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap	Bristol City FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	20%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	18%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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