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Bristol City v Middlesbrough : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 20th Dec, 15:00 BST, Robins High Performance Centre, Somerset

Bristol City and Middlesbrough go head to head at the Robins High Performance Centre on Saturday afternoon, with both Gerhard Struber and Rob Edwards hoping for success in the Championship. The predictions for all the markets are calculated using the past 20 games each side has played (at home, away or overall) with extra weighting assigned to top teams. All the stats and graphics are designed specifically for the betting market in question. Head-to-head statistics for this fixture are also given if there is some fixture history. Odds are provided directly from from leading bookmakers.


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Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Bristol C
37%
--
Draw
27%
--
M'Boro
36%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Bristol C 1-0
10%
--
M'Boro 1-0
10%
--
Bristol C 2-1
8%
--
M'Boro 2-1
8%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Bristol C 2-0
6%
--
M'Boro 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Bristol C 3-1
3%
--
M'Boro 3-1
3%
--
Bristol C 3-0
3%
--
M'Boro 3-0
3%
--
Bristol C 3-2
2%
--
M'Boro 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
--
Home 1st Goal
48%
--
Away 1st Goal
47%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
52%
--
BTTS - No
48%
--
BTTS - Home Win
17%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
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BTTS - Away Win
16%
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Home/draw
64%
--
Away/draw
63%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
56%
--
Away DNB
55%
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Bristol C win to nil
21%
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M'Boro win to nil
20%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Bristol C have played 19 matches so far this season and are in 7th position in the league. Bristol C are winless in the 4 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in 3 of those games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

4 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 2 and won zero. Bristol C have conceded 7 goals, scored 2, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Bristol C have played 10 games at home, winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 14 goals, conceded 11 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

M'Boro lay in 2nd place on 36 points in the Championship league table having played 19 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 18 games against teams below them in the table, winning 10, drawing 6 and losing 2 games. They have scored 26 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. M'Boro have conceded 16 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

M'Boro have played 10 away games, winning 4, drawing 4 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Bristol C
M'Boro
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry1913422943 
Mar 7
Dec 13
l
 
2-4A
Feb 16
2
M'Boro191063836 
Dec 20
Mar 14
-
-
3
Millwall191045-234 
l
 
0-1A
Dec 29
Apr 3
w
 
0-3F
4
Ipswich198741431 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 20
w
 
2-1F
Apr 18
5
Preston19874631 
Jan 4
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 24
d
 
2-2A
6
Stoke19937830 
May 2
l
 
5-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 21
7
Bristol C19856529 
-
-
Mar 14
Dec 20
8
Birmingham19847528 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 25
w
 
2-1F
Feb 28
9
Hull19847-328 
w
 
4-2A
Feb 7
Dec 29
w
 
1-4F
10
QPR19847-428 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 11
Dec 13
Mar 7
11
Southampton19766527 
w
 
3-1A
Apr 21
Jan 4
d
 
1-1A
12
Wrexham19694327 
Feb 13
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1A
May 2
13
Watford19766227 
Feb 27
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
l
 
3-0A
14
Leicester19766127 
Dec 10
Mar 10
Feb 24
d
 
1-1A
15
Derby19757-226 
Jan 30
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-1A
Jan 1
16
West Brom19748-425 
Mar 21
Dec 26
w
 
2-1F
Jan 16
17
Charlton18657-523 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 3
Mar 11
Dec 9
18
Sheff Utd197111-422 
Apr 6
w
 
1-4F
w
 
1-0F
Feb 9
19
Blackburn18639-521 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 24
Dec 26
Mar 21
20
Swansea19559-720 
w
 
3-0F
Feb 21
w
 
1-0F
Apr 6
21
Oxford Utd19469-718 
l
 
1-3A
Jan 17
Feb 21
d
 
1-1A
22
Portsmouth18459-1017 
Jan 1
w
 
0-1F
Apr 11
l
 
1-0A
23
Norwich193412-1113 
Apr 18
w
 
0-1F
Jan 31
w
 
1-2F
24
Sheff Wed181512-22-10 
Jan 24
w
 
0-3F
Apr 21
w
 
0-1F
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
Bristol C 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bristol C0 - 1Millwall
Bristol C3 - 0Swansea
Bristol C0 - 1Blackburn
Bristol C1 - 0Birmingham
Bristol C3 - 1Southampton
Bristol C1 - 2QPR
Bristol C1 - 1Ipswich
Bristol C1 - 3Oxford Utd
Bristol C4 - 2Hull
Bristol C0 - 0Charlton
Bristol C0 - 3Sheff Utd
Bristol C2 - 2Preston
Bristol C2 - 1Sunderland
Bristol C2 - 1West Brom
Bristol C2 - 1Watford
Bristol C2 - 1Norwich
Bristol C1 - 1Hull
Bristol C2 - 1M'Boro
Bristol C2 - 0Stoke
Bristol C0 - 1Swansea
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBristol C0 - 1Millwall
ABristol C1 - 0Portsmouth
ABristol C0 - 2Wrexham
HBristol C3 - 0Swansea
ABristol C1 - 1Watford
HBristol C0 - 1Blackburn
ABristol C1 - 5Stoke
HBristol C1 - 0Birmingham
HBristol C3 - 1Southampton
ABristol C1 - 0Norwich
HBristol C1 - 2QPR
HBristol C1 - 1Ipswich
ABristol C0 - 0Preston
HBristol C1 - 3Oxford Utd
ABristol C3 - 0Sheff Wed
HBristol C4 - 2Hull
ABristol C1 - 1Derby
HBristol C0 - 0Charlton
ABristol C4 - 1Sheff Utd
ABristol C0 - 3Sheff Utd
M'Boro 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Hull1 - 4M'Boro
Oxford Utd1 - 1M'Boro
Leicester1 - 1M'Boro
Watford3 - 0M'Boro
Sheff Wed0 - 1M'Boro
Portsmouth1 - 0M'Boro
Southampton1 - 1M'Boro
Preston2 - 2M'Boro
Norwich1 - 2M'Boro
Millwall0 - 3M'Boro
Coventry2 - 0M'Boro
Sheff Wed2 - 1M'Boro
Millwall1 - 0M'Boro
Blackburn0 - 2M'Boro
Luton0 - 0M'Boro
Swansea1 - 0M'Boro
Stoke1 - 3M'Boro
Bristol C2 - 1M'Boro
Sheff Utd3 - 1M'Boro
Preston2 - 1M'Boro
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AM'Boro4 - 1Hull
HM'Boro2 - 1Derby
HM'Boro2 - 4Coventry
AM'Boro1 - 1Oxford Utd
HM'Boro2 - 1Birmingham
AM'Boro1 - 1Leicester
AM'Boro0 - 3Watford
HM'Boro1 - 1Wrexham
AM'Boro1 - 0Sheff Wed
HM'Boro2 - 1Ipswich
AM'Boro0 - 1Portsmouth
HM'Boro0 - 0Stoke
AM'Boro1 - 1Southampton
HM'Boro2 - 1West Brom
AM'Boro2 - 2Preston
HM'Boro1 - 0Sheff Utd
AM'Boro2 - 1Norwich
AM'Boro3 - 0Millwall
HM'Boro1 - 0Swansea
AM'Boro0 - 2Coventry
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Bristol C have beaten M'Boro in 4 consecutive league meetings
7
Bristol C have not lost to M'Boro in 7 consecutive league meetings
League games at Bristol C since 1993
Bristol C
M'Boro
Goals: Scored
18
19
Games: Scored
9 / 15
12 / 15
Clean sheets
3 / 15
6 / 15
BCY
7
D
3
MID
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bristol C
Bristol C2 - 1
Bristol C3 - 2
Draw2 - 2Draw
Bristol C2 - 1
0 - 1M'Boro
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 2M'Boro
Bristol C2 - 1
Bristol C1 - 0
Bristol C2 - 0
0 - 1M'Boro
0 - 4M'Boro
Bristol C2 - 1
0 - 1M'Boro
Draw0 - 0Draw
League games at M'Boro since 1993
M'Boro
Bristol C
Goals: Scored
14
22
Games: Scored
10 / 15
13 / 15
Clean sheets
2 / 15
5 / 15
BCY
9
D
3
MID
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT M'Boro
0 - 2Bristol C
1 - 2Bristol C
Draw1 - 1Draw
M'Boro2 - 1
1 - 3Bristol C
1 - 3Bristol C
0 - 1Bristol C
M'Boro2 - 1
0 - 1Bristol C
1 - 3Bristol C
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Bristol C
Draw0 - 0Draw
M'Boro3 - 0
0 - 1Bristol C
Goal Statistics
Bristol C 7th M'Boro 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Bristol C will score no more than 1 goal
0
28%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 64% probability that M'Boro will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-4
Bristol C’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-12
M'Boro have scored 12% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Bristol C
PG (predicted goals)
M'Boro
1.3
1.3
Attack rating
BCY
MID
12%
better
view stats
Games scored14
16
Failed to score5
3
Scored first9
9
Goals scored26
28
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.5
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for15
17
Avg. XG for1.3
1.2
KickOff rating
+12%
Defence rating
10%
better
BCY
MID
view stats
Games conceded12
14
Clean sheets7
5
Conceded first8
9
Goals conceded21
20
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
6
Conversion rate against13%
16%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.1
KickOff rating
+10%

Bristol C v M'Boro Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Bristol C Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19664
R VítekA MehmetiA MehmetiZ Vyner
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Vítek GLK19
2
-
R McCrorie DEF1913
3
-
Z Vyner DEF19
4
-
A Randell MID191
2
-
A Mehmeti MID1966
4
-
G Tanner DEF18
-
R Dickie DEF181
1
-
S Twine MID1862
1
-
M Sykes MID1821
1
-
S Armstrong FWD181
2
-
E Riis FWD1852
1
-
Y Hirakawa FWD1711
2
-
N Borges DEF132
-
R Atkinson DEF1311
1
-
J Knight MID10
2
-
H Roberts DEF8
-
F Mayulu FWD8
-
M Bird MID41
-
C Pring DEF2
-
H Cornick FWD1
-
M'Boro Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19644
S BrynnM WhittakerH HackneyH Hackney
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Brynn GLK19
-
H Hackney MID1934
4
-
T Conway FWD1922
3
-
C Brittain DEF184
3
-
A Jones DEF1811
3
1
M Whittaker FWD1863
2
-
L Ayling DEF1712
3
-
A Morris MID172
-
M Targett DEF1621
1
-
D Burgzorg FWD1611
1
-
K Sène FWD162
2
-
A Browne MID13
1
-
S Nypan MID13
2
-
S Silvera FWD13
3
-
D Strelec FWD122
1
-
D Fry DEF112
-
S Hansen FWD111
-
R McGree MID71
-
G Edmundson DEF4
1
-
A. Raslan Kanté MID4
-
D Lenihan DEF2
1
-
A Bangura DEF21
-
A Gilbert MID111
-