Championship preview: Can Middlesbrough edge out victory against Bristol City?

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 14.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Riverside Stadium (34988 seats)

With the anxious opening game done it’s time for the second Championship battle of the season. Middlesbrough eagerly anticipate Bristol City in front of their home following.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Middlesbrough form and stats

Last season, Middlesbrough's league statistics were 18 wins, 10 draws and 18 losses, resulting in a 10th position in the Championship. Over these 46 matches they scored 55 goals and conceded 53. Playing at home last season Middlesbrough managed 11-4-8 (win-draw-lost) with 30 goals and 25 conceded.

Middlesbrough lost their last game at Blackpool (placed 10th) after a 0-3 scoreline. Sol Bamba was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.3 out of 10. The defender Bamba won 6 of 12 duels.

Before that, Middlesbrough played out a Championship draw 1-1 when visiting Fulham.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Middlesbrough handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are seven wins, two draws and four defeats.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Middlesbrough, as the Championship home game vs Queens Park Rangers is only four days away.

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Bristol City form and stats

Let's have a look at how Bristol City performed last season in the Championship: They landed a 19th position in the league table after playing out 15 victories, 6 draws and 25 defeats. In total they scored 46 and conceded 68 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 8 - drew 3 and lost 12 with 28/38 goals scored/conceded.

Bristol has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Forest Green Rovers (after extra-time, 6-5 on penalties) for a Carabao Cup game that ended a draw (2-2). Saikou Janneh got a match rating of 8.13 in that game, top player of the team. Janneh scored two goals.

A draw for Bristol before that, at their own venue hosting Blackpool (1-1).

We have checked recent matches where Bristol have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 16 games were seven victories, two draws and seven defeats.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Championship trip to Reading.

Head 2 Head

Statistics for the prior ten meetings involving these two contenders are: three wins for Middlesbrough, one draw and six wins for Bristol City. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

MiddlesbroughM. Bola
M. Bola
1 goals
Bristol CityC. Martin
C. Martin
1 goals

Middlesbrough missing players

Bristol City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Middlesbrough Bristol City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
2 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 2
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 4
3 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 11
1 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 2
100% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 50%
Middlesbrough Last season Bristol City
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
18 11   Won W   8 15
10 4   Drew D   3 6
18 8   Lost L   12 25
55 30   Scored S   28 46
53 25   Conceded C   38 68
91% 96%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   96% 93%
72% 74%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   78% 74%
50% 52%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   61% 46%
15% 13%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   35% 24%
7% 4%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   13% 9%
50% 43%   BTTS BTTS   57% 46%
28% 35%   Clean Sheets C S   17% 22%
30% 26%   Failed to Score F T   30% 39%
 
6 5.9   Corners for (avg) C F   2.7 3.3
3.9 4   Corners against (avg) C A   6.3 5.9
1.3 1.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1 1.2
2 2   Red cards R C   1 2
 
11.4 11.5   Shots (avg) S (   6.9 7.7
3 3.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.4 2.5
40% 37%   Goal Efficiency G E   50% 39%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hull City 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 3
2 Luton Town 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Stoke City 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Blackburn Rovers 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Coventry City 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Birmingham City 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 AFC Bournemouth 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 West Bromwich Albion 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Barnsley 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 Blackpool 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Bristol City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Cardiff City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Derby County 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Fulham 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Huddersfield Town 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
16 Middlesbrough 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
17 Millwall 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
18 Queens Park Rangers 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
19 Reading 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
20 Nottingham Forest 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
21 Swansea City 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
22 Sheffield United 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
23 Preston North End 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
24 Peterborough United 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 46 29 10 7 75 36 23 14 6 3 39 15 23 15 4 4 36 21 39 97
2 Watford 46 27 10 9 63 30 23 19 2 2 44 12 23 8 8 7 19 18 33 91
3 Brentford 46 24 15 7 79 42 23 12 9 2 39 20 23 12 6 5 40 22 37 87
4 Swansea City 46 23 11 12 56 39 23 12 6 5 27 16 23 11 5 7 29 23 17 80
5 Barnsley 46 23 9 14 58 50 23 12 6 5 30 22 23 11 3 9 28 28 8 78
6 AFC Bournemouth 46 22 11 13 73 46 23 13 3 7 40 24 23 9 8 6 33 22 27 77
7 Reading 46 19 13 14 62 54 23 12 4 7 37 27 23 7 9 7 25 27 8 70
8 Cardiff City 46 18 14 14 66 49 23 8 6 9 37 26 23 10 8 5 29 23 17 68
9 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 11 16 57 55 23 11 4 8 32 27 23 8 7 8 25 28 2 68
10 Middlesbrough 46 18 10 18 55 53 23 11 4 8 30 25 23 7 6 10 25 28 2 64
11 Millwall 46 15 17 14 47 52 23 7 10 6 24 24 23 8 7 8 23 28 -5 62
12 Luton Town 46 17 11 18 41 52 23 8 9 6 25 23 23 9 2 12 16 29 -11 62
13 Preston North End 46 18 7 21 49 56 23 7 5 11 21 24 23 11 2 10 28 32 -7 61
14 Stoke City 46 15 15 16 50 52 23 9 5 9 29 28 23 6 10 7 21 24 -2 60
15 Blackburn Rovers 46 15 12 19 65 54 23 9 7 7 37 28 23 6 5 12 28 26 11 57
16 Coventry City 46 14 13 19 49 61 23 10 7 6 30 22 23 4 6 13 19 39 -12 55
17 Nottingham Forest 46 12 16 18 37 45 23 6 8 9 21 24 23 6 8 9 16 21 -8 52
18 Birmingham City 46 13 13 20 37 61 23 6 4 13 18 37 23 7 9 7 19 24 -24 52
19 Bristol City 46 15 6 25 46 68 23 7 3 13 18 30 23 8 3 12 28 38 -22 51
20 Huddersfield Town 46 12 13 21 50 71 23 8 7 8 28 23 23 4 6 13 22 48 -21 49
21 Derby County 46 11 11 24 36 58 23 6 7 10 20 26 23 5 4 14 16 32 -22 44
22 Wycombe Wanderers 46 11 10 25 39 69 23 7 5 11 17 28 23 4 5 14 22 41 -30 43
23 Rotherham United 46 11 9 26 44 60 23 5 4 14 26 35 23 6 5 12 18 25 -16 42
24 Sheffield Wednesday 46 12 11 23 40 61 23 8 8 7 22 17 23 4 3 16 18 44 -21 41

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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 Hull City 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 3
2 Luton Town 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Stoke City 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Blackburn Rovers 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Coventry City 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Birmingham City 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 AFC Bournemouth 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 West Bromwich Albion 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Barnsley 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 Blackpool 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Bristol City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Cardiff City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Derby County 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Fulham 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Huddersfield Town 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
16 Middlesbrough 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
17 Millwall 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
18 Queens Park Rangers 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
19 Reading 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
20 Nottingham Forest 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
21 Swansea City 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
22 Sheffield United 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
23 Preston North End 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
24 Peterborough United 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0

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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.