Derby County FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Derby County FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship .
- Derby County FC 46 games · 69 pts (2025/26)
- Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
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31 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Jan Middlesbrough FC H 1–0 W 29 Dec Leicester City FC A 1–2 L 26 Dec Birmingham City FC A 1–1 D 20 Dec Portsmouth FC H 1–1 D 15 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC A 3–0 W 10 Dec Millwall FC H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Jan Derby County FC A 0–1 L 29 Dec Hull City AFC H 0–1 L 26 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–0 D 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 Season Stats
Derby County FC Middlesbrough FC #8 Position #5 69 Points 80 46 Played 46 20 / 9 / 17 W / D / L 22 / 14 / 10 67 Scored 72 59 Conceded 47 +8 GD +25 1.50 PPG 1.74 43% Win % 48% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this season29% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this seasonDerby County FC are 8th (69 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 5th (80 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Derby County FC0-151/216-302/–31-452/146-602/261-75–/576+4/1■ Scored ■ ConcededMiddlesbrough FC0-155/–16-302/331-452/346-601/261-753/–76+1/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Derby County FC players.
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Lineups
Derby County FC Lineups
Middlesbrough FC Lineups
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Tom Lawrence 2 Marvin Johnson 1 Finn Azaz 1 Jayden Bogle 1 Britt Assombalonga 1 George Friend 1 Lee Gregory 1 Harry Wilson 1 Head to Head
Derby County FC Form
2026-01-01 Derby County FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-12-29 Leicester City FC 2–1 Derby County FC L 2025-12-26 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Derby County FC D 2025-12-20 Derby County FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D 2025-12-15 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–3 Derby County FC W 2025-12-10 Derby County FC 1–1 Millwall FC DMiddlesbrough FC Form
2026-01-01 Derby County FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-12-29 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Hull City AFC L 2025-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 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 -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.19 Derby County FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.18 Middlesbrough FC xGI would bet for: Derby County FC or Middlesbrough FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 58%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Derby County FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.37Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 88% 12% ± 1.5 68% 32% ± 2.5 42% 58% ± 3.5 22% 78% ± 4.5 10% 90% Double Chance
Derby County FC or Draw 69%Draw or Middlesbrough FC 60%Derby County FC or Middlesbrough FC 71%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14.1%0 – 0 11.6%1 – 0 Actual0 – 1 9.9%2 – 1 7.5%1 – 2 7.4%2 – 0 6.4%0 – 2 6.3%2 – 2 4.5%3 – 1 3%1 – 3 3%3 – 0 2.5%Asian Handicap — Derby County FC
Handicap Derby County FC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 10% 85% -1.5 15% — 85% -1 15% 20% 65% -0.5 35% — 65% +0.5 66% — 34% +1 66% 19% 15% +1.5 85% — 15% +2 85% 10% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Derby County FC keeps clean sheet 32% ✗Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet 31% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.