Middlesbrough v Bristol City prediction

ChampionshipRiverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

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Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough
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Bristol City crestBristol City

Our pick

AI 67%

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Match preview

Middlesbrough host Bristol City in the Championship on Saturday afternoon at Riverside Stadium.

Across 15 league games so far, Middlesbrough average 2.0 goals scored and 1.3 conceded. Nobody has beaten them on their own ground yet: seven home games, five wins and two draws. The hosts have drawn a blank in two straight league matches.

This season Bristol City have five wins, three draws and seven defeats from 15 league matches, a goal difference of −8. Away from home, they have won three of seven, scoring 12 and conceding 11. Goals have been hard to come by for the visitors, with blanks in six of 15 league games.

The last two meetings at Riverside Stadium have brought no home wins, one draw and one away win.

The AI makes a 1–0 win for Middlesbrough the most likely result, although it also leans towards both teams scoring. Both sides have scored in ten of Middlesbrough's 15 league games and eight of Bristol City's 15.

Form: last five

Middlesbrough

  1. DrewWatford (A)0–07 Nov
  2. LostWrexham (A)0–24 Nov
  3. WonCharlton Athletic (H)3–031 Oct
  4. WonBolton Wanderers (A)5–123 Oct
  5. DrewCardiff City (H)2–217 Oct

Bristol City

  1. LostNorwich City (H)0–57 Nov
  2. LostWolverhampton Wanderers (H)1–24 Nov
  3. WonBolton Wanderers (A)3–231 Oct
  4. DrewStoke City (A)0–024 Oct
  5. LostSheffield United (H)0–117 Oct

Head-to-head at Riverside Stadium

  1. Middlesbrough v Bristol CityDraw14 Mar 2026
  2. Middlesbrough v Bristol CityBristol City won19 Oct 2024

Match facts

Competition
Championship (England)
Kick-off
Venue
Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough