Sunday , 16 August 2026

Middlesbrough FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Middlesbrough FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Bristol City FC
Sat 19 Oct 2024 · 14:00 UTC Riverside Stadium 24,438 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 27' Anis Mehmeti
0–2 45+2' Yu Hirakawa
Hayden Hackney 3' Y
Rav van den Berg 8' Y
Finn Azaz 13' Y
Y 41' Ross McCrorie
Y 43' Luke McNally
Ben Doak 50' Y
Luke Ayling 56' Y
Y 83' George Earthy

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Samuel Allison
  • Assistant 1 Lee Venamore
  • Assistant 2 Hugh Gilroy (England)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Burnley FC 0 0
17 West Ham United FC 0 0
18 Birmingham City FC 0 0
19 Sheffield United FC 0 0
20 Wrexham AFC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 Southampton FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

3
4
9
Middlesbrough FC 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals Bristol City FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2023-04-10 Bristol City FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC 2022-11-05 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Bristol City FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Oct Bristol City FC H 0–2 L
05 Oct Watford FC A 1–2 L
01 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–0 W
28 Sep Stoke City FC H 2–0 W
21 Sep Sunderland AFC A 0–1 L
14 Sep Preston North End FC H 1–1 D
Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Oct Middlesbrough FC A 2–0 W
06 Oct Cardiff City FC H 1–1 D
02 Oct Sheffield Wednesday FC H 0–0 D
29 Sep Swansea City AFC A 1–1 D
21 Sep Oxford United FC H 2–1 W
14 Sep Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–3 L

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC Bristol City FC
#10 Position #29
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 10th (0 pts). Bristol City FC are 29th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Middlesbrough FC host Bristol City FC — let the battle begin!
  • 3' Hayden Hackney catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 3.
  • 8' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Rav van den Berg.
  • 13' Poor challenge from Finn Azaz. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 18' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 23' It’s high time Liam Manning made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 27' What a strike from Anis Mehmeti! The score is 0-1.
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' The 24-year-old Hayden Hackney has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 41' It’s gonna be a card for Ross McCrorie.
  • 43' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Luke McNally.
  • 47' What composure from Yu Hirakawa! The Japan international strokes it home. 0-2.
  • 50' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ben Doak on 50.
  • 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Middlesbrough FC that had 383 games and scored 467 goals.
  • 56' Poor challenge from Luke Ayling. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 60' The whistle greets Nahki Wells as he departs to be replaced by Sinclair Armstrong.
  • 62' The Middlesbrough FC manager makes a substitution. Finn Azaz departs to be replaced by Tommy Conway.
  • 67' The travelling Bristol City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 70' Fresh legs for Bristol City FC! George Earthy comes on to replace Anis Mehmeti.
  • 71' Another substitution for Bristol City FC to replace Max Bird by Kal Naismith on 71 minute.
  • 74' Middlesbrough FC ring the changes. Aidan Morris has done his job and it is now time for Riley McGree to step up.
  • 79' Middlesbrough FC make a change. Emmanuel Latte Lath trudges off to be replaced by Marcus Forss on 79 minutes.
  • 83' George Earthy picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Marcus McGuane. He replaces Yu Hirakawa on 87 minute.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Bristol City FC take all three points.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Carrick

Bristol City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Liam Manning

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Matty Crooks 3
Nahki Wells 3
Britt Assombalonga 3
Andreas Weimann 2
George Earthy 2
Aaron Ramsey 2
Famara Diedhiou 2
Tommy Conway 1

Head to Head

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 2023-04-10 Bristol City FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC 2022-11-05 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Bristol City FC

Middlesbrough FC Form

2024-10-19 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Bristol City FC L 2024-10-05 Watford FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2024-10-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-09-28 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Stoke City FC W 2024-09-21 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2024-09-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D

Bristol City FC Form

2024-10-19 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Bristol City FC W 2024-10-06 Bristol City FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2024-10-02 Bristol City FC 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2024-09-29 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2024-09-21 Bristol City FC 2–1 Oxford United FC W 2024-09-14 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Bristol City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.53 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 85% + Bristol City FC or Draw 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC24% Draw39% Bristol City FC37%
Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes24% 0% No76%
Avg goals/match: 1.32
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 70%
30%
± 1.5 39%
61%
± 2.5 15%
85%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Bristol City FC
76%
Middlesbrough FC or Bristol City FC
61%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC13% Draw66% Bristol City FC21%
Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
29.6%
0 – 1
19.5%
1 – 0
12.4%
1 – 1
12.2%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
4.6%
2 – 0
3.3%
2 – 1
3%
0 – 3
2%
2 – 2
1.4%
1 – 3
1.3%
3 – 0
0.6%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Bristol City FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 16% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 25% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 9% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✓
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
59% ✓

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