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

Sat 21st Nov, 15:00 BST, Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

Saturday afternoon at the Riverside Stadium, and it’s a Championship clash between Middlesbrough and Bristol City. Kim Hellberg and Michael Skubala going all-out to guide their side to victory. The odds you see on the page are delivered directly from the UK's leading bookmakers, while predictions are calculated from stats over a 20-game period. We pay particular attention to Championship match data, including head to head (H2H) records. Hit the tabs below to explore.


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Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

Both our prediction and odds from the bookies suggest that this Championship clash will be on for the neutrals, with at least 3 goals to scored in the fixture. As both sides are unconvincing in the WDW market given their latest form, we're going with the stats and past head-to-head (H2H) records below, both of which point firmly in the direction of over 2.5 goals being the best bet here.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think M'Boro are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 56% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.36.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
M'Boro
56%
1.36-
Draw
21%
4.75-
Bristol C
23%
7.50-
M'Boro 2-1
10%
8.50-
Draw 1-1
9%
9.50-
M'Boro 2-0
7%
8.00-
M'Boro 1-0
7%
9.00-
M'Boro 3-1
7%
11.00-
Draw 2-2
6%
17.00-
Bristol C 2-1
6%
21.00-
M'Boro 3-0
5%
10.00-
M'Boro 3-2
4%
21.00-
Bristol C 1-0
4%
23.00-
M'Boro 4-1
4%
17.00-
Draw 0-0
3%
19.00-
Bristol C 2-0
3%
41.00-
Bristol C 3-2
3%
41.00-
M'Boro 4-0
3%
15.00-
Over 2.5 Goals
67%
1.50-
Under 2.5 Goals
33%
2.63-
Home 1st Goal
54%
1.36-
Away 1st Goal
45%
3.00-
No 1st Goal
2%
19.00-
BTTS - Yes
64%
1.73-
BTTS - No
36%
2.00-
BTTS - Home Win
32%
2.75-
BTTS - Draw
18%
6.00-
BTTS - Away Win
14%
12.00-
Home/draw
77%
1.10-
Away/draw
44%
3.00-
Home/away
79%
1.18-
Over 1.5 Goals
86%
1.17-
Under 1.5 Goals
14%
5.00-
Over 3.5 Goals
45%
2.30-
Under 3.5 Goals
55%
1.62-
Over 4.5 Goals
26%
4.00-
Under 4.5 Goals
74%
1.25-
Over 5.5 Goals
13%
7.00-
Under 5.5 Goals
87%
1.10-
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1.02-
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
19.00-
Home DNB
71%
1.13-
Away DNB
38%
6.00-
M'Boro win to nil
24%
2.50-
Bristol C win to nil
9%
15.00-
M'Boro / M'Boro
43%
1.95-
M'Boro / Bristol C
2%
41.00-
M'Boro / Draw
5%
17.00-
Draw / M'Boro
19%
4.33-
Draw / Bristol C
5%
17.00-
Draw / Draw
10%
8.00-
Bristol C / M'Boro
5%
17.00-
Bristol C / Bristol C
6%
13.00-
Bristol C / Draw
4%
19.00-
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Win / draw / win Championship table

M'Boro have played 15 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the Championship league table. M'Boro are unbeaten at home after 7 games and have kept 2 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 14 games against teams below in the table, having won 8, drawn 4 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. M'Boro have outscored their opponents by 30 goals to 16 goals.

Home League Performance

M'Boro have played 7 games at home winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 0 games. They have scored 17 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 9 goals at home.

Bristol C are in 17th position in the Championship on 18 points having played 15 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

1 of those games has been a losing match. They have conceded 11 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 12 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 2 and won 1. Bristol C have conceded 18 goals, scored 6, failed to score in 5 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
M'Boro
Bristol C
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Birmingham158521429 
Feb 19
d
 
2-2F
Mar 2
d
 
2-2F
2
M'Boro158521129 
-
-
Feb 5
Nov 21
3
Stoke15924629 
Feb 16
w
 
2-3F
Dec 29
d
 
0-00-0
4
Wolves15843828 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 27
l
 
1-2F
Jan 27
5
West Brom15843828 
w
 
3-1F
Apr 17
Mar 13
Nov 28
6
Swansea15825426 
Nov 24
May 1
Dec 5
Mar 16
7
Southampton158431424 
Mar 13
Nov 27
Feb 13
l
 
4-1A
8
QPR15663624 
Apr 10
w
 
0-1F
Mar 20
Dec 26
9
West Ham156541423 
Apr 24
Dec 8
Jan 1
Dec 12
10
Sheff Utd15645222 
Mar 20
Dec 26
l
 
0-1A
Jan 16
11
Portsmouth15645222 
Dec 19
Apr 3
w
 
2-1F
Apr 17
12
Norwich15708821 
w
 
4-3A
Feb 13
l
 
0-5A
Jan 31
13
Blackburn15636-121 
Mar 2
l
 
2-1F
l
 
0-1A
Feb 16
14
Cardiff15465018 
d
 
2-2A
Jan 16
Dec 19
Apr 3
15
Wrexham15465-218 
Jan 27
l
 
2-0A
Nov 24
May 1
16
Millwall15537-418 
d
 
2-2A
Apr 6
l
 
0-2A
Mar 6
17
Bristol C15537-818 
Nov 21
Feb 5
-
-
18
Bolton15528-917 
Dec 29
w
 
1-5F
Jan 23
w
 
2-3F
19
Charlton15456-1017 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 23
Feb 27
d
 
1-1A
20
Watford15438-1015 
Jan 30
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-0F
Feb 20
21
Lincoln15438-1115 
w
 
2-1A
Mar 6
l
 
0-1A
Apr 6
22
Burnley15177-910 
Apr 20
d
 
1-1F
Apr 10
w
 
1-2A
23
Derby15249-1610 
Dec 5
Mar 16
Apr 24
Dec 9
24
Preston152211-178 
Jan 1
Dec 12
Apr 21
w
 
1-3F
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Win / draw / win form
M'Boro 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
M'Boro3 - 0Charlton
M'Boro2 - 2Cardiff
M'Boro1 - 0Wolves
M'Boro2 - 2Millwall
M'Boro4 - 3Norwich
M'Boro3 - 1West Brom
M'Boro2 - 1Lincoln
M'Boro0 - 0Southampton
M'Boro5 - 1Watford
M'Boro1 - 0Sheff Wed
M'Boro0 - 1Portsmouth
M'Boro1 - 2Millwall
M'Boro1 - 1Bristol C
M'Boro0 - 1Charlton
M'Boro1 - 1Leicester
M'Boro0 - 0Oxford Utd
M'Boro1 - 0Norwich
M'Boro4 - 0Preston
M'Boro4 - 0Southampton
M'Boro0 - 1Hull
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
8
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AM'Boro0 - 0Watford
AM'Boro0 - 2Wrexham
HM'Boro3 - 0Charlton
AM'Boro5 - 1Bolton
HM'Boro2 - 2Cardiff
AM'Boro3 - 2Stoke
HM'Boro1 - 0Wolves
AM'Boro2 - 2Birmingham
HM'Boro2 - 2Millwall
HM'Boro4 - 3Norwich
AM'Boro1 - 0QPR
AM'Boro1 - 1Burnley
HM'Boro3 - 1West Brom
AM'Boro1 - 2Blackburn
HM'Boro2 - 1Lincoln
AM'Boro0 - 1Hull
AM'Boro1 - 1Southampton
HM'Boro0 - 0Southampton
AM'Boro2 - 2Wrexham
HM'Boro5 - 1Watford
Bristol C 17TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bolton2 - 3Bristol C
Stoke0 - 0Bristol C
Charlton1 - 1Bristol C
Southampton4 - 1Bristol C
Burnley1 - 2Bristol C
Preston1 - 3Bristol C
Birmingham2 - 2Bristol C
Birmingham2 - 1Bristol C
Southampton2 - 2Bristol C
QPR0 - 0Bristol C
Charlton1 - 2Bristol C
M'Boro1 - 1Bristol C
Leicester2 - 0Bristol C
Blackburn1 - 2Bristol C
Swansea1 - 0Bristol C
Hull2 - 3Bristol C
Ipswich2 - 0Bristol C
Oxford Utd0 - 0Bristol C
Millwall2 - 1Bristol C
West Brom1 - 2Bristol C
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBristol C0 - 5Norwich
HBristol C1 - 2Wolves
ABristol C3 - 2Bolton
ABristol C0 - 0Stoke
HBristol C0 - 1Sheff Utd
HBristol C0 - 1Blackburn
ABristol C1 - 1Charlton
HBristol C1 - 0Watford
HBristol C0 - 1Lincoln
ABristol C1 - 4Southampton
ABristol C2 - 1Burnley
ABristol C3 - 1Preston
HBristol C2 - 1Portsmouth
ABristol C2 - 2Birmingham
HBristol C0 - 2Millwall
HBristol C2 - 0Stoke
ABristol C1 - 2Birmingham
ABristol C2 - 2Southampton
HBristol C2 - 4Norwich
ABristol C0 - 0QPR
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at M'Boro since 1993
M'Boro
Bristol C
Goals: Scored
15
23
Games: Scored
11 / 16
14 / 16
Clean sheets
2 / 16
5 / 16
MID
3
D
4
BCY
9
FIXTURE HISTORY AT M'Boro
Draw1 - 1Draw
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
League games at Bristol C since 1993
Bristol C
M'Boro
Goals: Scored
20
19
Games: Scored
10 / 16
12 / 16
Clean sheets
4 / 16
6 / 16
MID
5
D
3
BCY
8
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bristol C
Bristol C2 - 0
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
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.1 is fairly strong for Middlesbrough in their clash with Bristol City, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 16 consecutive Championship matches.

M'Boro 2nd Bristol C 17th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.1
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
12%
1
25%
2
27%
3
19%
4+
17%
There is a 63% probability that M'Boro will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Bristol C will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-7
M'Boro’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+16
Bristol C have scored 16% more goals when away than predicted
1.8
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
M'Boro
PG (predicted goals)
Bristol C
2.1
1.3
Attack rating
40%
better
MID
BCY
view stats
Games scored13
9
Failed to score1
5
Scored first9
6
Goals scored30
16
Avg. goals scored2
1.1
Avg. shots per game12
9
Avg. shots per goal6
9
Conversion rate for17
12
Avg. XG for2
1.4
KickOff rating
+40%
Defence rating
10%
better
MID
BCY
view stats
Games conceded11
12
Clean sheets3
2
Conceded first5
7
Goals conceded19
19
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against16%
16%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.5
KickOff rating
+10%

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

M'Boro Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
151353
R VítekW. LankshearA Cozier-DuberryS Berhalter
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Vítek GLK15
-
C Brittain DEF1512
2
-
S Berhalter MID1532
3
-
R McGree MID153
3
-
A Malanda DEF141
1
-
N Borges DEF141
1
-
A Morris MID142
-
M Arfsten FWD141
-
K Joseph FWD14
-
M Peart-Harris MID13
1
-
W. Lankshear FWD1313
2
-
T Conway FWD1314
-
L Ayling DEF122
-
A Phillips DEF121
2
-
J Sarmiento  FWD121
-
A Cozier-Duberry FWD1035
-
A Jones DEF51
1
-
L. Castledine MID5
-
D Strelec FWD5
-
S Byram DEF2
1
-
R Pukstas MID1
-
Bristol C Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15564
J KnightS TwineR. CardinesJ Knight
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R. Cardines DEF156
1
-
J Knight MID1511
4
-
D Ballard FWD154
-
J Wallace FWD142
-
C Pring DEF131
1
-
G Tanner DEF13
-
L. Eissat DEF131
2
-
Y Hirakawa FWD131
-
S Twine MID125
-
L Tolaj FWD1221
1
-
S Tickle GLK11
-
J Williams MID11
2
-
S Greenwood MID10
1
-
G. Yah MID9
-
R Dickie DEF81
2
-
A Randell MID8
1
1
R Atkinson DEF7
-
E Adebayo FWD7
1
-
S Bell FWD71
-
B Keersmaecker MID6
1
-
T Horvat MID6
-
L McNally DEF5
2
-
B Collins GLK4
-
N Eile DEF3
-