Middlesbrough FC vs Derby County FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Middlesbrough FC vs Derby County FC — Championship .
- Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
- Derby County FC 46 games · 69 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee James Linington
20 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.5 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Nov Derby County FC H 2–1 W 25 Nov Coventry City FC H 2–4 L 22 Nov Oxford United FC A 1–1 D 08 Nov Birmingham City FC H 2–1 W 04 Nov Leicester City FC A 1–1 D 01 Nov Watford FC A 0–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Nov Middlesbrough FC A 1–2 L 25 Nov Swansea City AFC A 2–1 W 22 Nov Watford FC H 2–3 L 08 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–1 W 04 Nov Hull City AFC H 2–1 W 01 Nov Sheffield United FC A 3–1 W Season Stats
Middlesbrough FC Derby County FC #5 Position #8 80 Points 69 46 Played 46 22 / 14 / 10 W / D / L 20 / 9 / 17 72 Scored 67 47 Conceded 59 +25 GD +8 1.74 PPG 1.50 48% Win % 43% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history29% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season26% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this seasonMiddlesbrough FC are 5th (80 pts). Derby County FC are 8th (69 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Middlesbrough FC0-155/–16-302/331-452/346-601/261-753/–76+1/5■ Scored ■ ConcededDerby County FC0-151/216-302/–31-452/146-602/261-75–/576+4/1■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Middlesbrough FCMorgan Whittaker 14 G 7 A Tommy Conway 13 G 5 A David Strelec 8 G 2 A Derby County FCCarlton Morris 12 G 2 A Patrick Agyemang 10 G 3 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Middlesbrough FC is hosting Derby County FC for another epic battle.
- Another three points for Middlesbrough FC.
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Lineups
Middlesbrough FC Lineups
Derby County FC Lineups
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Tom Lawrence 2 George Friend 1 Lee Gregory 1 Harry Wilson 1 Colin Kazim-Richards 1 Jordan Hugill 1 Neeskens Kebano 1 Max Bird 1 Head to Head
Middlesbrough FC Form
2025-11-29 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Derby County FC W 2025-11-25 Middlesbrough FC 2–4 Coventry City FC L 2025-11-22 Oxford United FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2025-11-08 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC W 2025-11-04 Leicester City FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2025-11-01 Watford FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC LDerby County FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.7 Middlesbrough FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.29 Derby County FC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Middlesbrough FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.99Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 80% 20% ± 2.5 57% 43% ± 3.5 35% 65% ± 4.5 19% 81% Double Chance
Middlesbrough FC or Draw 73%Draw or Derby County FC 52%Middlesbrough FC or Derby County FC 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Derby County FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.9%2 – 1 Actual1 – 0 7.8%2 – 0 7.2%1 – 2 6.8%0 – 0 6.8%2 – 2 5.8%0 – 1 5.6%3 – 1 5.1%0 – 2 4.1%3 – 0 4%3 – 2 3.4%Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC
Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Derby County FC covers -2.5 11% — 89% -2 11% 14% 75% -1.5 25% — 75% -1 25% 21% 54% -0.5 46% — 54% +0.5 72% — 28% +1 72% 16% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 8% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet 28% ✓Derby County FC keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.