Saturday , 14 November 2026

Middlesbrough FC vs Southampton FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Middlesbrough FC
4 – 0
Full Time
Southampton FC
Sun 4 Jan 2026 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Middlesbrough FC vs Southampton FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Oliver Langford
5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 17.8 goals/game

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

2
3
1
Middlesbrough FC 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals Southampton FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-01-04 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Southampton FC 2025-09-27 Southampton FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC 2024-03-29 Southampton FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC 2023-09-23 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Southampton FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Jan Southampton FC H 4–0 W
01 Jan Derby County FC A 0–1 L
29 Dec Hull City AFC H 0–1 L
26 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–0 D
20 Dec Bristol City FC A 0–2 L
13 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC H 3–1 W
Southampton FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Jan Middlesbrough FC A 0–4 L
01 Jan Millwall FC H 0–0 D
29 Dec Birmingham City FC A 1–1 D
26 Dec Oxford United FC A 1–2 L
20 Dec Coventry City FC H 1–1 D
13 Dec Norwich City FC A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC Southampton FC
#2 Position #7
29 Points 24
15 Played 15
8 / 5 / 2 W / D / L 8 / 4 / 3
30 Scored 29
19 Conceded 15
+11 GD +14
1.93 PPG 1.60
53% Win % 53%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Southampton FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 2nd (29 pts). Southampton FC are 7th (24 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
Southampton FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
2/4
31-45
6/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
3/2
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
William Lankshear 13 G
Amario Cozier-Duberry 3 G 4 A
Southampton FC
Cyle Larin 7 G
Kuryu Matsuki 4 G 1 A
Finn Azaz 3 G 5 A
Leo Scienza 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Middlesbrough FC have kicked off against Southampton FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-0.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Southampton FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Riley McGree 2
Adam Armstrong 2
Jonny Howson 1
Emmanuel Latte Lath 1
Ross Stewart 1
Shea Charles 1

Head to Head

2026-01-04 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Southampton FC 2025-09-27 Southampton FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC 2024-03-29 Southampton FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC 2023-09-23 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Southampton FC

Middlesbrough FC Form

2026-01-04 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Southampton FC W 2026-01-01 Derby County FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-12-29 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Hull City AFC L 2025-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2025-12-20 Bristol City FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-12-13 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W

Southampton FC Form

2026-01-04 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Southampton FC L 2026-01-01 Southampton FC 0–0 Millwall FC D 2025-12-29 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2025-12-26 Oxford United FC 2–1 Southampton FC L 2025-12-20 Southampton FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2025-12-13 Norwich City FC 2–1 Southampton FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.87 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Southampton FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC55% Draw24% Southampton FC21%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.99
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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
79%
Draw or Southampton FC
45%
Middlesbrough FC or Southampton FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC39% Draw43% Southampton FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.7%
1 – 0
8.7%
0 – 0
6.7%
3 – 1
5.9%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
5.3%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 1
4.8%
3 – 2
3.4%
0 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Southampton FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 17% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 22% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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