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Championship · Matchday 16

Middlesbrough vs Bristol City: Match Preview & Stats

Middlesbrough crest Middlesbrough
vs
Bristol City crest Bristol City
Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

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Our record

  • Middlesbrough: 3 of 7 right
  • Bristol City: 1 of 7 right

Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.

Match facts

Competition
Championship, Matchday 16
Kick-off
Venue
Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
Since last match
Middlesbrough: 14 days (Championship) · Watford (0‑0) Bristol City: 14 days (Championship) · Norwich City (0‑5)
Next match
Middlesbrough: 3 days (Championship) later · Swansea City Bristol City: 3 days (Championship) later · Wrexham

Last starting XI

Middlesbrough 4-3-3

  1. 1 Vítek
  2. 2 Brittain
  3. 4 Phillips
  4. 29 Malanda
  5. 3 Byram
  6. 6 Berhalter
  7. 10 Morris
  8. 8 McGree
  9. 11 Cozier-Duberry
  10. 13 Strelec
  11. 16 Sarmiento

Coach: Kim Hellberg at Watford, 0-0 · Championship · 7 Nov

Bristol City 4-2-3-1

  1. 40 Collins
  2. 19 Tanner
  3. 16 Dickie
  4. 2 Eissat
  5. 3 Pring
  6. 8 Williams
  7. 4 Randell
  8. 21 Cardines
  9. 12 Knight
  10. 10 Twine
  11. 9 Tolaj

Coach: Michael Skubala vs Norwich City, 0-5 · Championship · 7 Nov

Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.

Injuries and suspensions

Middlesbrough

  • DF Alfie JonesInjured · Doubtful
  • MF Rokas PukštasInjured · Late November 2026

Bristol City

  • DF Noah EileInjured · Doubtful

Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.

Missing Players Impact

Middlesbrough

Low impact
Missing attack share 0.0%
Missing minutes share 1.0%
2 players out

Bristol City

Low impact
Missing attack share 0.0%
Missing minutes share 1.0%
1 player out

Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 10 matches accounted for by unavailable players.

Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)

Middlesbrough Bristol City
Box & Territory Pressure 76 49
Set-Piece & Corner Threat 75 72
Finishing Efficiency 54 15
Defensive & Goalkeeper Wall 28 19
Underlying Play Power 80 58
Middlesbrough Playing above results (positive regression candidate)
Bristol City Playing above results (positive regression candidate)

OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 10 matches before kick-off.

Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing

Middlesbrough

When scoring first 67% won · 89% unbeaten (9 matches)
When conceding first 80% points rescued · 40% won (5 matches)
1st Half: 40% 2nd Half: 60%
First 15': 17% Last 15' (76-90'): 23%

Bristol City

When scoring first 67% won · 83% unbeaten (6 matches)
When conceding first 25% points rescued · 12% won (8 matches)
1st Half: 44% 2nd Half: 56%
First 15': 12% Last 15' (76-90'): 44%

Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.

Key Attacking Threats

Middlesbrough

  1. 1. FW Amario Cozier-Duberry 3G · 5A
    Team attack 16.0% Team shots 18.0%
  2. 2. FW Will Lankshear 8G · 0A
    Team attack 15.0% Team shots 15.0%
  3. 3. FW Tommy Conway 1G · 4A
    Team attack 11.0% Team shots 8.0%

Bristol City

  1. 1. FW Dominic Ballard 2G · 0A
    Team attack 16.0% Team shots 18.0%
  2. 2. FW Rio Cardines 0G · 2A
    Team attack 14.0% Team shots 4.0%
  3. 3. FW Scott Twine 3G · 0A
    Team attack 12.0% Team shots 9.0%

Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.

Middlesbrough Bristol City
Over 1.5 goals 8/10 5/10
Over 2.5 goals 7/10 4/10
Over 3.5 goals 6/10 3/10
Both teams scored 6/10 4/10
Clean sheet 3/10 2/10
Failed to score 2/10 5/10
Goals per match (scored / conceded) 2.2 / 1.4 0.7 / 1.7

Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Form guide

Middlesbrough

  • D 0-0 at Watford (A) Championship · 7 Nov
  • L 0-2 at Wrexham (A) Championship · 4 Nov
  • W 3-0 vs Charlton Athletic (H) Championship · 31 Oct
  • W 5-1 at Bolton Wanderers (A) Championship · 23 Oct
  • D 2-2 vs Cardiff City (H) Championship · 17 Oct

Bristol City

  • L 0-5 vs Norwich City (H) Championship · 7 Nov
  • L 1-2 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) Championship · 4 Nov
  • W 3-2 at Bolton Wanderers (A) Championship · 31 Oct
  • D 0-0 at Stoke City (A) Championship · 24 Oct
  • L 0-1 vs Sheffield United (H) Championship · 17 Oct

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

When the goals come

ScoredConceded

Middlesbrough

Bristol City

Goals in each 15-minute period, Championship this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.

Top scorers

Middlesbrough

Player G A
Will Lankshear 13 0
Amario Cozier-Duberry 3 5
Sebastian Berhalter 3 2
Aidan Morris 2 0
Tommy Conway 1 4

Bristol City

Player G A
Scott Twine (1 pen) 5 0
Dominic Ballard 4 0
Lorent Tolaj 2 1
Jason Knight 1 1
Lisav Naif Eissat 1 0

Goals and assists in the Championship this season.

Corners and yellow cards

Middlesbrough Bristol City
  • 6.1 Corners won 5.3
  • 4.6 Corners conceded 5.5
  • 1.1 Yellow cards 1.3
  • 1.7 Opponents' yellow cards 1.7

Per match in the Championship this season. Average per club and match: 5.2 corners, 1.9 yellow cards.

Attack and defence ratings

MiddlesbroughBristol City
Attack 87 22 2.0 goals per match this season1.1 goals per match this season
Defence 83 35 1.3 conceded per match this season1.6 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Championship clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

1766Elo #151 Elo rating 1645Elo #299

Head-to-head

6Middlesbrough wins
5draws
15Bristol City wins

26 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.

  • 14 Mar 2026 · Championship Middlesbrough 1-1 Bristol City
  • 20 Dec 2025 · Championship Bristol City 2-0 Middlesbrough
  • 21 Feb 2025 · Championship Bristol City 2-1 Middlesbrough
  • 19 Oct 2024 · Championship Middlesbrough 0-2 Bristol City
  • 10 Feb 2024 · Championship Middlesbrough 1-2 Bristol City

Table

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
1 Birmingham City 15 852 28:14 +14 29
2 Middlesbrough 15 852 30:19 +11 29
3 Stoke City 15 924 24:18 +6 29
4 Southampton 15 843 29:15 +14 28
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 15 843 26:18 +8 28
6 West Bromwich Albion 15 843 23:15 +8 28
7 Swansea City 15 825 22:18 +4 26
8 Queens Park Rangers 15 663 24:18 +6 24
9 West Ham United 15 654 37:23 +14 23
10 Sheffield United 15 645 21:19 +2 22
11 Portsmouth 15 645 20:18 +2 22
12 Norwich City 15 708 32:24 +8 21
13 Blackburn Rovers 15 636 22:23 -1 21
14 Cardiff City 15 465 27:27 0 18
15 Wrexham 15 465 18:20 -2 18
16 Millwall 15 537 23:27 -4 18
17 Bristol City 15 537 16:24 -8 18
18 Bolton Wanderers 15 528 20:29 -9 17
19 Charlton Athletic 15 456 13:23 -10 17
20 Watford 15 438 13:23 -10 15
21 Lincoln City 15 438 15:26 -11 15
22 Burnley 15 177 22:31 -9 10
23 Derby County 15 249 14:30 -16 10
24 Preston North End 15 2211 13:30 -17 8

Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table

Season projection

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Where these two clubs are projected to finish in the Championship: average points, likely range and chances.

ClubPts Avg ptsLikely TitlePromotedPlay-offsRelegated
Middlesbrough 29
Bristol City 18

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