Middlesbrough FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Middlesbrough FC

1 – 2

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Bristol City FC

Sat 10 Feb 2024 · 15:00 UTC Riverside HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 16' Jason Knight

0–2 17' Matty James

Sam Silvera 90+5' 1–2

Daniel Barlaser 74' Y

Overview

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Middlesbrough FC vs Bristol City FC — Championship at Riverside.

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

Match Details

Referee Samuel Allison
Assistant 1 Andrew Fox
Assistant 2 Bhupinder Gill

4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 10.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2024-02-10 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Bristol City FC 2023-11-25 Bristol City FC 3–2 Middlesbrough FC 2023-04-10 Bristol City FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC 2022-11-05 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Bristol City FC 2022-02-19 Bristol City FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Feb	Bristol City FC	H	1–2	L
04 Feb	Sunderland AFC	H	1–1	D
20 Jan	Rotherham United FC	H	1–1	D
13 Jan	Millwall FC	A	3–1	W
06 Jan	Aston Villa FC	H	0–1	L
01 Jan	Coventry City FC	H	1–3	L

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Feb	Middlesbrough FC	A	2–1	W
07 Feb	Nottingham Forest FC	A	3–5	L
02 Feb	Leeds United FC	H	0–1	L
30 Jan	Coventry City FC	A	2–2	D
26 Jan	Nottingham Forest FC	H	0–0	D
20 Jan	Watford FC	H	1–1	D

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' What a night it is going to be! Middlesbrough FC welcome Bristol City FC for this crunch clash at Riverside.
5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
10' It is a cagey affair so far. Middlesbrough FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Bristol City FC's compact 4-4-2.
15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
16' Against the run of play, Jason Knight has scored! This game has turned on its head.
17' The deadlock is broken! Matty James gets on the scoresheet on 17 minutes.
22' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
27' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lewis O'Brien made 119 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
32' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
37' Middlesbrough FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
42' Harry Cornick is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Middlesbrough FC so far.
46' Anis Mehmeti is ready to make an impact after coming on for Harry Cornick at the 46 minute mark.
51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bristol City FC that had 392 games and scored 443 goals.
56' Over 56 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
57' The Bristol City FC bench stirs into life. Nahki Wells is withdrawn and Tommy Conway gets his opportunity.
62' Ross McCrorie needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
67' Hayden Hackney has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
68' Fresh legs for Middlesbrough FC! Riley McGree comes on to replace Lewis O'Brien.
70' The Bristol City FC bench stirs into life. Matty James is withdrawn and Joe Williams gets his opportunity.
74' Daniel Barlaser picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
77' A change in the Bristol City FC ranks — Cameron Pring exits the field as Haydon Roberts enters on 77.
80' Anfernee Dijksteel is replacing Sam Greenwood for the Middlesbrough FC side.
85' Middlesbrough FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
90' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Bristol City FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Carrick

Bristol City FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Liam Manning

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Britt Assombalonga	3
Matty Crooks	3
Nahki Wells	3
Andreas Weimann	2
George Earthy	2
Aaron Ramsey	2
Famara Diedhiou	2
Dael Fry	1

Head to Head

Middlesbrough FC Form

2024-02-10 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Bristol City FC L 2024-02-04 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2024-01-20 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2024-01-13 Millwall FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-01-06 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Aston Villa FC L 2024-01-01 Middlesbrough FC 1–3 Coventry City FC L

Bristol City FC Form

2024-02-10 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Bristol City FC W 2024-02-07 Nottingham Forest FC 5–3 Bristol City FC L 2024-02-02 Bristol City FC 0–1 Leeds United FC L 2024-01-30 Coventry City FC 2–2 Bristol City FC D 2024-01-26 Bristol City FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC D 2024-01-20 Bristol City FC 1–1 Watford FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.02 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.7 Bristol City FC xG

I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Bristol City FC 75% + Over 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC41% Draw25% Bristol City FC34%

Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.72

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Bristol City FC

59%

Middlesbrough FC or Bristol City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC34% Draw39% Bristol City FC27%

Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.2%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

6.8%

3 – 1

5.4%

2 – 0

3 – 2

4.6%

1 – 0

4.4%

2 – 3

3.9%

1 – 3

3.9%

0 – 0

3.7%

0 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Bristol City FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	14%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	19%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	16%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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