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

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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.

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

Match Details

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

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

2024-10-19 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Middlesbrough FC to score. At the same time, Bristol City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
3' Poor challenge from Hayden Hackney. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
8' Rav van den Berg was booked on 8.
13' Controversy at the stadium! Finn Azaz argues furiously but the card stands.
18' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
23' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Middlesbrough FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
27' Anis Mehmeti doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
32' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
37' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Middlesbrough FC and Bristol City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
41' It’s gonna be a card for Ross McCrorie.
43' It’s a booking for Bristol City FC player. Luke McNally gets a card.
47' Yu Hirakawa is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
50' A moment of madness from Ben Doak on 50 minutes earns him a card. Middlesbrough FC will be frustrated.
55' Finn Azaz is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Bristol City FC so far.
56' That is a card for Middlesbrough FC. Luke Ayling will be fuming at that decision.
60' Bristol City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sinclair Armstrong is hanging Nahki Wells on the field on 60 minute.
62' It is a substitution in Middlesbrough FC team. Finn Azaz is replaced by Tommy Conway on 62 minute.
67' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
70' Time for substitution for Bristol City FC. Anis Mehmeti is replaced by George Earthy.
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' The crowd applauds Emmanuel Latte Lath as he leaves the pitch. Marcus Forss steps in for Middlesbrough FC.
83' George Earthy has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 83.
87' Bristol City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marcus McGuane is hanging Yu Hirakawa on the field on 87 minute.
Another three points for Bristol City FC.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

12
Luke Ayling ↓ Isaiah Jones 79'
25
George Edmundson
1
Seny Dieng
9
Emmanuel Latte Lath ↓ Marcus Forss 79'
30
Neto Borges
7
Hayden Hackney
18
Aidan Morris ↓ Riley McGree 74'
20
Finn Azaz ↓ Tommy Conway 62'
3
Rav van den Berg
50
Ben Doak
17
Micah Hamilton ↓ Delano Burgzorg 62'

Bench

5
Matt Clarke
21
Marcus Forss ↑ 79'
15
Anfernee Dijksteel
4
Daniel Barlaser
10
Delano Burgzorg ↑ 62'
8
Riley McGree ↑ 74'
11
Isaiah Jones ↑ 79'
31
Solomon Brynn
22
Tommy Conway ↑ 62'

Coach Michael Carrick

Bristol City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

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
Kasey Palmer	1

Head to Head

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

0 / 4

1.71 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.47 Bristol City FC xG

I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Bristol City FC 74% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC39% Draw26% Bristol City FC35%

Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.18

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Bristol City FC

61%

Middlesbrough FC or Bristol City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC32% Draw43% Bristol City FC25%

Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 2

7.4%

1 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

6.3%

2 – 0

6.1%

0 – 0

5.8%

0 – 1

5.3%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

Actual

3 – 2

3.6%

1 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Bristol City FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	20%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	17%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✗

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