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

Fri 21st Feb, 19:45 BST, Ashton Gate, Bristol

Liam Manning and Michael Carrick meet in the Championship on Friday evening, as Bristol City face Middlesbrough at the Ashton Gate. Below there are predictions for seventeen major betting markets, supporting stats including head to heads (H2Hs), and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers. Access it all via the tabs below.


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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
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Bristol C
42%
--
Draw
25%
--
M'Boro
33%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Bristol C 2-1
9%
--
Bristol C 1-0
9%
--
M'Boro 2-1
8%
--
M'Boro 1-0
8%
--
Bristol C 2-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
M'Boro 2-0
5%
--
Bristol C 3-1
5%
--
M'Boro 3-1
3%
--
Bristol C 3-0
3%
--
Bristol C 3-2
3%
--
M'Boro 3-2
3%
--
M'Boro 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
55%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
45%
--
Home 1st Goal
50%
--
Away 1st Goal
47%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
58%
--
BTTS - No
42%
--
BTTS - Home Win
22%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
17%
--
Home/draw
67%
--
Away/draw
58%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
33%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
67%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
--
Home DNB
59%
--
Away DNB
50%
--
Bristol C win to nil
21%
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M'Boro win to nil
16%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Bristol C have played 31 matches so far this season and are in 10th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 3 and won 3. Bristol C have conceded 12 goals, scored 9, failed to score in 5 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Bristol C have played 15 games at home, winning 7, drawing 5 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 21 goals, conceded 12 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

M'Boro lay in 7th place on 44 points in the Championship league table having played 30 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 21 games against teams below them in the table, winning 9, drawing 6 and losing 6 games. They have scored 41 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. M'Boro have conceded 30 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

M'Boro have played 14 away games, winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 6 games. They have scored an average of 1.8 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.5 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
Leeds3220934769 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 26
Apr 8
l
 
3-1A
2
Sheff Utd3120652164 
l
 
1-2F
Mar 11
w
 
1-0F
Feb 12
3
Burnley31161322861 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 29
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
4
Sunderland31161141959 
Apr 18
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-3F
l
 
1-0A
5
West Brom31111461347 
Apr 8
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
6
Blackburn3113612445 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-1A
Apr 5
7
M'Boro Away30128101044 
Feb 21
w
 
0-2F
-
-
8
Coventry3212812244 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-3A
May 3
9
Norwich32111011643 
Mar 15
w
 
0-2F
Apr 26
d
 
3-3A
10
Bristol C Home3110129242 
-
-
l
 
0-2A
Feb 21
11
Sheff Wed3111911-442 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2A
d
 
3-3F
Apr 21
12
Watford3212614-642 
Apr 5
l
 
1-0A
Feb 15
l
 
2-1F
13
QPR32101111-641 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 12
Mar 11
w
 
1-4F
14
Millwall30101010340 
w
 
4-3F
-
w
 
1-0F
Apr 12
15
Preston319139-440 
May 3
w
 
1-3F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
16
Oxford Utd3291112-1138 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
Mar 29
w
 
2-6A
17
Swansea3110714-937 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
Mar 8
18
Portsmouth328915-1633 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
3-0A
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-1F
19
Stoke3071112-932 
Feb 12
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-0F
Feb 25
20
Cardiff3171014-1931 
d
 
1-1A
Feb 15
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-2F
21
Derby327817-929 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-0A
Mar 1
l
 
1-0A
22
Hull307815-929 
Mar 8
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-1F
23
Luton307617-1927 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 21
w
 
5-1F
Mar 15
24
Plymouth3051015-3425 
w
 
4-0F
d
 
2-2F
Apr 18
d
 
3-3A
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
Bristol C 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
Draw
6
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bristol C0 - 1Swansea
Bristol C2 - 1Blackburn
Bristol C1 - 0Derby
Bristol C3 - 0Portsmouth
Bristol C1 - 0Luton
Bristol C1 - 1QPR
Bristol C4 - 0Plymouth
Bristol C0 - 1Burnley
Bristol C1 - 2Sheff Utd
Bristol C0 - 0Leeds
Bristol C1 - 1Cardiff
Bristol C0 - 0Sheff Wed
Bristol C2 - 1Oxford Utd
Bristol C1 - 1Coventry
Bristol C4 - 3Millwall
Bristol C2 - 0Rotherham
Bristol C1 - 1Huddersfield
Bristol C5 - 0Blackburn
Bristol C1 - 0Leicester
Bristol C1 - 0Swansea
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBristol C0 - 1Swansea
ABristol C1 - 1Oxford Utd
HBristol C2 - 1Blackburn
ABristol C2 - 2Sheff Wed
ABristol C0 - 1Coventry
HBristol C1 - 0Derby
ABristol C2 - 2Plymouth
HBristol C3 - 0Portsmouth
HBristol C1 - 0Luton
ABristol C0 - 2West Brom
HBristol C1 - 1QPR
ABristol C1 - 1Sunderland
ABristol C0 - 3Portsmouth
HBristol C4 - 0Plymouth
ABristol C0 - 1Watford
HBristol C0 - 1Burnley
ABristol C2 - 0Norwich
HBristol C1 - 2Sheff Utd
ABristol C3 - 1Preston
HBristol C0 - 0Leeds
M'Boro 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Preston2 - 1M'Boro
Portsmouth2 - 1M'Boro
Hull0 - 1M'Boro
Plymouth3 - 3M'Boro
Leeds3 - 1M'Boro
Burnley1 - 1M'Boro
Oxford Utd2 - 6M'Boro
QPR1 - 4M'Boro
Norwich3 - 3M'Boro
Watford2 - 1M'Boro
West Brom0 - 1M'Boro
Sunderland1 - 0M'Boro
Cardiff0 - 2M'Boro
Derby1 - 0M'Boro
Cardiff1 - 4M'Boro
Ipswich1 - 1M'Boro
Hull2 - 2M'Boro
Southampton1 - 1M'Boro
Birmingham0 - 1M'Boro
QPR0 - 2M'Boro
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HM'Boro2 - 3Sunderland
AM'Boro1 - 2Preston
HM'Boro2 - 0West Brom
AM'Boro1 - 2Portsmouth
HM'Boro1 - 1Cardiff
AM'Boro1 - 0Hull
HM'Boro0 - 0Burnley
HM'Boro3 - 3Sheff Wed
AM'Boro3 - 3Plymouth
HM'Boro1 - 0Millwall
AM'Boro1 - 3Leeds
AM'Boro1 - 1Burnley
HM'Boro3 - 1Hull
HM'Boro0 - 1Blackburn
AM'Boro6 - 2Oxford Utd
HM'Boro5 - 1Luton
AM'Boro4 - 1QPR
HM'Boro0 - 3Coventry
AM'Boro3 - 3Norwich
HM'Boro1 - 0Sheff Utd
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Bristol C have beaten M'Boro in 3 consecutive league meetings
6
Bristol C have not lost to M'Boro in 6 consecutive league meetings
League games at Bristol C since 1993
Bristol C
M'Boro
Goals: Scored
16
18
Games: Scored
8 / 14
11 / 14
Clean sheets
3 / 14
6 / 14
BCY
6
D
3
MID
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bristol C
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 9th M'Boro 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Bristol C will score 1 or more goals
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that M'Boro will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+2
Bristol C’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+26
M'Boro have scored 26% more goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
1.8
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Bristol C
PG (predicted goals)
M'Boro
1.5
1.3
Attack rating
%
better
BCY
MID
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Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
BCY
MID
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Bristol C Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
31967
M O'LearyA MehmetiM BirdL McNally
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M O'Leary GLK31
2
-
Z Vyner DEF31
2
-
J Knight MID3125
5
-
M Bird MID3116
1
-
A Mehmeti FWD2991
4
-
L McNally DEF2631
7
-
Y Hirakawa FWD2621
-
N Wells FWD2673
3
-
S Twine MID2253
4
-
G. Earthy MID22
1
-
S Armstrong FWD223
1
-
C Pring DEF21
4
-
R Dickie DEF211
4
1
G Tanner DEF201
1
-
M Sykes MID1712
5
-
H Roberts DEF161
2
-
J Williams MID153
5
1
R McCrorie DEF131
5
1
M McGuane MID13
-
S Bell FWD12
-
H Cornick FWD1
-
M'Boro Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
29899
F AzazF AzazF AzazG Edmundson
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Azaz MID2989
3
-
H Hackney MID2752
4
1
D Burgzorg FWD2642
2
-
N Borges DEF253
3
-
B Doak FWD2437
8
-
L Ayling DEF222
2
-
G Edmundson DEF211
9
-
T Conway FWD208
-
D Barlaser MID1911
2
-
A Morris MID191
3
-
A Dijksteel DEF1811
2
-
S Dieng GLK17
-
R Berg DEF17
3
2
R McGree MID1615
2
-
D Fry DEF12
1
-
L Engel DEF9
1
-
J Howson MID91
-
M Forss FWD8
-
T Glover GLK7
-
S Brynn GLK6
-
R Giles DEF2
-
M Travers GLK1
-
S Junior FWD1
-
M Whittaker FWD1
-