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

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Championship · 2023-24

Middlesbrough FC

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

Match Details

Referee Samuel Allison
Assistant 1 Andrew Fox
Assistant 2 Bhupinder Gill

5 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 13.0 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

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
#2	Position	#17
29	Points	18
15	Played	15
8 / 5 / 2	W / D / L	5 / 3 / 7
30	Scored	16
19	Conceded	24
+11	GD	-8
1.93	PPG	1.20
53%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 2nd (29 pts). Bristol City FC are 17th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear	13 G
Amario Cozier-Duberry	3 G	4 A

Bristol City FC

Scott Twine	5 G
Dominic Ballard	4 G
Lorent Tolaj	2 G	1 A

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' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ross McCrorie, as he is very good at scoring at Riverside with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Max O'Leary made 402 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' The 36-year-old Nahki Wells has been sensational this season — 7 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
16' Jason Knight doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
17' A stunning finish from Matty James — that came from absolutely nowhere!
22' Rav van den Berg has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 244 appearances.
27' The home supporters are growing impatient. Middlesbrough FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
32' It looks surprising Bristol City FC does not make any changes. Hayden Hackney has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
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' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
46' Bristol City FC ring the changes. Harry Cornick has done his job and it is now time for Anis Mehmeti to step up.
51' It’s high time Michael Carrick made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
56' Middlesbrough FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Bristol City FC backline.
57' A tactical swap from Bristol City FC — Tommy Conway on, Nahki Wells off on 57 minutes.
62' A quiet spell here at Riverside. Middlesbrough FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
67' Middlesbrough FC have won 498 goals from 398 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
68' Middlesbrough FC ring the changes. Lewis O'Brien has done his job and it is now time for Riley McGree to step up.
70' Another change for Bristol City FC made on 70 minute. Matty James leaves to be changed by Joe Williams.
74' The referee has no hesitation. Daniel Barlaser is booked for Middlesbrough FC — Yellow card on 74.
77' Haydon Roberts gets the nod from Bristol City FC. He replaces Cameron Pring and will look to change the dynamic.
80' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 80 minute. Sam Greenwood leaves to be changed by Anfernee Dijksteel.
85' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
90' Middlesbrough FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
Another three points for Bristol City FC.

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
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

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

2.08 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 68% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC45% Draw25% Bristol City FC30%

Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.54

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Bristol City FC

55%

Middlesbrough FC or Bristol City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC38% Draw40% Bristol City FC22%

Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.6%

2 – 1

8.9%

2 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

6.3%

1 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

6.1%

1 – 0

5.5%

3 – 2

4.5%

3 – 0

4.3%

0 – 0

4.3%

0 – 1

3.6%

4 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Bristol City FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	15%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	20%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	14%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	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.