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

Match Details

Referee Anthony Backhouse

4 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 13.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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
#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 wait is over. Middlesbrough FC get us underway at .
With this win, Bristol City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

1.43 Bristol City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.61 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Bristol City FC or Middlesbrough FC 75% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bristol City FC40% Draw25% Middlesbrough FC35%

Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.04

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

60%

Bristol City FC or Middlesbrough FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bristol City FC25% Draw44% Middlesbrough FC31%

Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

1 – 2

8.5%

2 – 1

7.6%

0 – 1

6.9%

0 – 0

6.5%

0 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

6.1%

1 – 0

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 3

4.6%

3 – 1

3.6%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap	Bristol City FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	17%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	20%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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