Middlesbrough FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 14 Aug 2021 · 14:00 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 24' Robert Atkinson

Overview

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Middlesbrough FC vs Bristol City FC — Championship at Riverside Stadium.

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

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

Middlesbrough FC 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals Bristol City FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-14 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Bristol City FC 2021-02-23 Middlesbrough FC 1–3 Bristol City FC 2020-10-20 Bristol City FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC 2020-07-11 Middlesbrough FC 1–3 Bristol City FC 2019-08-31 Bristol City FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Aug	Bristol City FC	H	2–1	W
08 Aug	Fulham FC	A	1–1	D
08 May	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	0–3	L
01 May	Luton Town FC	A	1–1	D
24 Apr	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	3–1	W
21 Apr	Rotherham United FC	A	2–1	W

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Aug	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–2	L
07 Aug	Blackpool FC	H	1–1	D
08 May	Brentford FC	H	1–3	L
01 May	Millwall FC	A	1–4	L
25 Apr	Luton Town FC	H	2–3	L
21 Apr	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC		Bristol City FC
#3	Position	#8
15	Points	13
8	Played	8
4 / 3 / 1	W / D / L	4 / 1 / 3
16	Scored	11
12	Conceded	12
+4	GD	-1
1.88	PPG	1.63
50%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 3rd (15 pts). Bristol City FC are 8th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear

6 G

Bristol City FC

Dominic Ballard	3 G
Lorent Tolaj	2 G	1 A
Scott Twine	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Bristol City FC get us underway at Riverside Stadium.
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
10' 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.
15' Middlesbrough FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' It’s high time Nigel Pearson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
24' Robert Atkinson is having his name booked by the referee on 24.
29' Middlesbrough FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Bristol City FC's shape.
34' A quiet spell here at Riverside Stadium. Bristol City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
38' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Uche Ikpeazu makes it 1-0.
43' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
48' The 29-year-old Zak Vyner has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
53' Middlesbrough FC have won 474 goals from 387 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
58' The Bristol City FC manager makes a substitution. Kasey Palmer departs to be replaced by Nahki Wells.
60' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Andy King makes no mistake. 1-1!
65' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
70' Magnificent from Matty Crooks! That is 36 goals in 191 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
72' A change in the Middlesbrough FC ranks — Uche Ikpeazu exits the field as Martin Payero enters on 72.
74' The crowd applauds Alex Scott as he leaves the pitch. Saikou Janneh steps in for Bristol City FC.
79' Fresh legs for Bristol City FC! Tomas Kalas comes on to replace Zak Vyner.
84' Guyana international Isaiah Jones has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
89' The travelling Bristol City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Warnock

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Pearson

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

Middlesbrough FC Form

2021-08-14 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Bristol City FC W 2021-08-08 Fulham FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2021-05-08 Middlesbrough FC 0–3 Wycombe Wanderers FC L 2021-05-01 Luton Town FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2021-04-24 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2021-04-21 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W

Bristol City FC Form

2021-08-14 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Bristol City FC L 2021-08-07 Bristol City FC 1–1 Blackpool FC D 2021-05-08 Bristol City FC 1–3 Brentford FC L 2021-05-01 Millwall FC 4–1 Bristol City FC L 2021-04-25 Bristol City FC 2–3 Luton Town FC L 2021-04-21 Wycombe Wanderers FC 2–1 Bristol City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.14 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.46 Bristol City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC55% Draw22% Bristol City FC23%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.6

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Bristol City FC

45%

Middlesbrough FC or Bristol City FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC39% Draw39% Bristol City FC22%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.4%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

6.3%

3 – 1

6.2%

1 – 2

6.1%

1 – 0

5.3%

3 – 2

4.6%

3 – 0

4.4%

0 – 0

4.1%

0 – 1

3.4%

4 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Bristol City FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	16%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	20%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	14%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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