Football match betting preview: Bristol City vs Middlesbrough

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 19.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ashton Gate Stadium (21497 seats)

The campaign has been strenuous for Bristol City so far, while Middlesbrough have played well. Will the guests take a new scalp at Ashton Gate Stadium?

Insights:
  • Bristol City have the most conceded goals in the first half (26) in Championship
  • Middlesbrough have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Championship

This could be an action-packed match with lots of action and excitement as both squads are well revitalized since they last played a game. Let's start!

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Bristol City form and stats

6-5-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Championship numbers at home for Bristol City so far this season. Bristol are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

Bristol City are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Swansea City. The forward Semenyo was declared "man of the match" for Bristol with the rating of 7.42/10. Semenyo served one assist and hit three key passes.

Ahead of that match, Bristol City won a home game hosting Reading (2-1).

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Bristol, as the Championship home game vs Coventry City is only three days away.

Bristol City has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. Bristol City's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Middlesbrough form and stats

As the visiting team in Championship matches, Middlesbrough have produced an overall stat of 4-5-5 so far.

Middlesbrough won their last game, 4-1 versus Derby County played at home. Midfield player Jones was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.94/10. Jones signed up for two assists, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 30 successful passes (of 34 total).

Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Queens Park Rangers.

After this away game Middlesbrough return home for a Championship game against West Bromwich Albion. That game is only three sleeps after this.

The visitors have scored 13 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Middlesbrough have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Middlesbrough - Bristol City 2-1 was the score in these contenders' latest h2h game, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Bristol City victories, one draw and four Middlesbrough wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Bristol CityA. Weimann
A. Weimann
15 goals
BristolC. Martin
C. Martin
8 goals
MiddlesbroughM. Crooks
M. Crooks
7 goals

Bristol City missing players

Middlesbrough missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bristol City Middlesbrough
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 16 6 Played P 4 14 30
10 6 0 Won W 1 4 14
7 5 2 Drew D 1 5 7
15 5 4 Lost L 2 5 9
42 20 6 Scored S 2 13 38
58 20 11 Conceded C 3 15 29
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 86% 93%
84% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 71% 77%
66% 44% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 29% 33%
34% 19% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 13%
22% 19% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
72% 69% 83% BTTS BTTS 0% 43% 47%
9% 19% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 29% 37%
22% 19% 17% Failed to Score F T 75% 43% 23%
 
4.4 4.1 4 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 4.6 5.7
5.8 5.9 7 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 4.9 4.7
1.9 1.8 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 3.1 2.3
1 1 1 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
10.4 11.2 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 14.5 11.1 12
3.3 3.3 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.7 4.4
39% 38% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 25% 29%
 
14 13.8 15.2 Shots against (avg) S A 9.5 10.7 9.8
4.5 3.8 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 3.2 2.9
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Bristol City have the most conceded goals in the first half (26) in Championship
  • Bristol City have the most dropped points from leading position (26) in Championship
  • Bristol City have the most matches over the total-line (15) in Championship
  • Middlesbrough have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Championship
  • Middlesbrough have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 30 19 7 4 78 26 16 10 4 2 40 13 14 9 3 2 38 13 52 64
2 AFC Bournemouth 30 17 7 6 49 26 14 8 3 3 29 15 16 9 4 3 20 11 23 58
3 Blackburn Rovers 32 15 9 8 45 33 16 10 3 3 31 19 16 5 6 5 14 14 12 54
4 Queens Park Rangers 30 15 7 8 46 34 16 8 5 3 23 13 14 7 2 5 23 21 12 52
5 Huddersfield Town 32 13 11 8 40 34 16 8 5 3 22 16 16 5 6 5 18 18 6 50
6 Middlesbrough 30 14 7 9 38 29 16 10 2 4 25 14 14 4 5 5 13 15 9 49
7 Nottingham Forest 31 13 8 10 43 33 16 6 4 6 21 20 15 7 4 4 22 13 10 47
8 West Bromwich Albion 31 12 10 9 34 26 15 8 6 1 21 8 16 4 4 8 13 18 8 46
9 Sheffield United 29 13 7 9 39 33 12 6 2 4 19 11 17 7 5 5 20 22 6 46
10 Luton Town 30 12 9 9 41 36 15 7 5 3 24 17 15 5 4 6 17 19 5 45
11 Preston North End 32 11 12 9 35 35 15 5 8 2 20 17 17 6 4 7 15 18 0 45
12 Coventry City 29 12 8 9 39 34 15 8 3 4 23 14 14 4 5 5 16 20 5 44
13 Stoke City 30 12 7 11 38 32 15 7 3 5 22 16 15 5 4 6 16 16 6 43
14 Blackpool 31 11 8 12 34 37 17 8 2 7 17 18 14 3 6 5 17 19 -3 41
15 Millwall 30 10 10 10 31 33 15 7 5 3 18 13 15 3 5 7 13 20 -2 40
16 Swansea City 30 10 8 12 32 39 15 7 4 4 19 14 15 3 4 8 13 25 -7 38
17 Bristol City 32 10 7 15 42 58 16 6 5 5 20 20 16 4 2 10 22 38 -16 37
18 Birmingham City 32 9 9 14 37 49 16 6 4 6 21 21 16 3 5 8 16 28 -12 36
19 Hull City 31 9 5 17 26 36 16 5 3 8 15 18 15 4 2 9 11 18 -10 32
20 Cardiff City 30 9 5 16 36 50 14 4 1 9 15 20 16 5 4 7 21 30 -14 32
21 Reading 30 8 4 18 36 60 16 4 4 8 23 34 14 4 0 10 13 26 -24 22
22 Peterborough United 29 5 5 19 23 60 14 4 4 6 15 18 15 1 1 13 8 42 -37 20
23 Derby County 31 9 12 10 32 35 15 7 6 2 21 14 16 2 6 8 11 21 -3 18
24 Barnsley 30 3 8 19 19 45 15 3 4 8 9 17 15 0 4 11 10 28 -26 17

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 30 19 7 4 78 26 16 10 4 2 40 13 14 9 3 2 38 13 52 64
2 AFC Bournemouth 30 17 7 6 49 26 14 8 3 3 29 15 16 9 4 3 20 11 23 58
3 Blackburn Rovers 32 15 9 8 45 33 16 10 3 3 31 19 16 5 6 5 14 14 12 54
4 Queens Park Rangers 30 15 7 8 46 34 16 8 5 3 23 13 14 7 2 5 23 21 12 52
5 Huddersfield Town 32 13 11 8 40 34 16 8 5 3 22 16 16 5 6 5 18 18 6 50
6 Middlesbrough 30 14 7 9 38 29 16 10 2 4 25 14 14 4 5 5 13 15 9 49
7 Nottingham Forest 31 13 8 10 43 33 16 6 4 6 21 20 15 7 4 4 22 13 10 47
8 West Bromwich Albion 31 12 10 9 34 26 15 8 6 1 21 8 16 4 4 8 13 18 8 46
9 Sheffield United 29 13 7 9 39 33 12 6 2 4 19 11 17 7 5 5 20 22 6 46
10 Luton Town 30 12 9 9 41 36 15 7 5 3 24 17 15 5 4 6 17 19 5 45
11 Preston North End 32 11 12 9 35 35 15 5 8 2 20 17 17 6 4 7 15 18 0 45
12 Coventry City 29 12 8 9 39 34 15 8 3 4 23 14 14 4 5 5 16 20 5 44
13 Stoke City 30 12 7 11 38 32 15 7 3 5 22 16 15 5 4 6 16 16 6 43
14 Blackpool 31 11 8 12 34 37 17 8 2 7 17 18 14 3 6 5 17 19 -3 41
15 Millwall 30 10 10 10 31 33 15 7 5 3 18 13 15 3 5 7 13 20 -2 40
16 Swansea City 30 10 8 12 32 39 15 7 4 4 19 14 15 3 4 8 13 25 -7 38
17 Bristol City 32 10 7 15 42 58 16 6 5 5 20 20 16 4 2 10 22 38 -16 37
18 Birmingham City 32 9 9 14 37 49 16 6 4 6 21 21 16 3 5 8 16 28 -12 36
19 Hull City 31 9 5 17 26 36 16 5 3 8 15 18 15 4 2 9 11 18 -10 32
20 Cardiff City 30 9 5 16 36 50 14 4 1 9 15 20 16 5 4 7 21 30 -14 32
21 Reading 30 8 4 18 36 60 16 4 4 8 23 34 14 4 0 10 13 26 -24 22
22 Peterborough United 29 5 5 19 23 60 14 4 4 6 15 18 15 1 1 13 8 42 -37 20
23 Derby County 31 9 12 10 32 35 15 7 6 2 21 14 16 2 6 8 11 21 -3 18
24 Barnsley 30 3 8 19 19 45 15 3 4 8 9 17 15 0 4 11 10 28 -26 17

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.