Southampton FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2025-26 PLAYOFFS
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Overview
Match Preview
Southampton FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship .
- Southampton FC 46 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
- Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
Standings
# 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 12 May Middlesbrough FC H 2–1 W 09 May Middlesbrough FC A 0–0 D 02 May Preston North End FC A 3–1 W 28 Apr Ipswich Town FC H 2–2 D 25 Apr Manchester City FC A 1–2 L 21 Apr Bristol City FC H 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 May Southampton FC A 1–2 L 09 May Southampton FC H 0–0 D 02 May Wrexham AFC A 2–2 D 25 Apr Watford FC H 5–1 W 22 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–0 W 19 Apr Ipswich Town FC A 2–2 D Season Stats
Southampton FC Middlesbrough FC #4 Position #5 80 Points 80 46 Played 46 22 / 14 / 10 W / D / L 22 / 14 / 10 82 Scored 72 56 Conceded 47 +26 GD +25 1.74 PPG 1.74 48% Win % 48% Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history25% Clean Sheets
Southampton FC this season29% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this seasonSouthampton FC are 4th (80 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 5th (80 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Southampton FC0-152/116-303/131-452/246-603/261-754/176+7/1■ Scored ■ ConcededMiddlesbrough FC0-155/–16-302/331-452/346-601/261-753/–76+1/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Southampton FC and Middlesbrough FC.
- 5' Middlesbrough FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Riley McGree on 5.
- 10' Middlesbrough FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 13' A meaty challenge results in booking for Riley McGree on 13.
- 18' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 18 minutes.
- 23' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 3 times this season with Middlesbrough FC winning 33.33% of all matches.
- 28' It looks surprising Middlesbrough FC does not make any changes. Alan Browne has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 33' Leo Castledine has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 58 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 37' The referee calls foul for Nathan Wood-Gordon. He receives a card.
- 38' Middlesbrough FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 38.
- 39' Middlesbrough FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 44' Middlesbrough FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
- 46' GOAL! Ross Stewart scores on 45.
- 51' 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.
- 56' Finn Azaz is having his name booked by the referee on 56.
- 61' Southampton FC is showing some good football. However, Southampton FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 66' The whistle greets Kuryu Matsuki as he departs to be replaced by Flynn Downes.
- 71' 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.
- 73' Alan Browne is replacing Tommy Conway for the Middlesbrough FC side.
- 78' Middlesbrough FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 78.
- 83' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 83 minute. David Strelec leaves to be changed by Leo Castledine.
- 84' Southampton FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Cyle Larin is hanging Ross Stewart on the field on 84 minute.
- 85' The Southampton FC manager makes a substitution. Leo Scienza departs to be replaced by Samuel Edozie.
- 90' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ryan Manning, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- Another three points for Southampton FC.
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Lineups
Southampton FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Ross Stewart ↓ Cyle Larin 84'
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20
Caspar Jander ↓ Cameron Bragg 119'
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27
Kuryu Matsuki ↓ Flynn Downes 66'
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13
Leo Scienza ↓ Samuel Edozie 85'
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Bench
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Flynn Downes ↑ 66'
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Cyle Larin ↑ 84'
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Samuel Edozie ↑ 85'
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Cameron Bragg ↑ 119'
Coach Tonda EckertMiddlesbrough FC Lineups
Starting XI
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12
Luke Ayling ↓ Sontje Hansen 119'
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8
Riley McGree ↓ Jeremy Sarmiento 106'
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13
David Strelec ↓ Leo Castledine 83'
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Tommy Conway ↓ Alan Browne 73'
Bench
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Alan Browne ↑ 73'
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27
Sontje Hansen ↑ 119'
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Jeremy Sarmiento ↑ 106'
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Leo Castledine ↑ 83'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Riley McGree 2 Adam Armstrong 2 Emmanuel Latte Lath 1 Ross Stewart 1 Shea Charles 1 Jonny Howson 1 Head to Head
Southampton FC Form
Middlesbrough FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 31.61 Southampton FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.47 Middlesbrough FC xGI would bet for: Southampton FC or Middlesbrough FC 75% + Both teams to score 62%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Southampton FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.08Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 81% 19% ± 2.5 59% 41% ± 3.5 37% 63% ± 4.5 20% 80% Double Chance
Southampton FC or Draw 69%Draw or Middlesbrough FC 56%Southampton FC or Middlesbrough FC 75%Half-Time Result
Correct Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.8%2 – 1 Actual1 – 2 7.7%1 – 0 6.6%0 – 0 6.3%2 – 2 6.2%0 – 1 6%2 – 0 5.9%0 – 2 5%3 – 1 4.5%1 – 3 3.8%3 – 2 3.4%Asian Handicap — Southampton FC
Handicap Southampton FC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 12% 80% -1.5 20% — 80% -1 20% 19% 60% -0.5 40% — 60% +0.5 66% — 34% +1 66% 18% 16% +1.5 84% — 16% +2 84% 10% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Southampton FC keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.