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

Sat 19th Oct, 15:00 BST, Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

Michael Carrick welcomes Liam Manning to the Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, as their Middlesbrough and Bristol City teams meet in the Championship. Our aim is to give you all the tools you need to make a smart, well-informed bet on this tie, so we've delved into our expansive database and found the stats that will help you do exactly that. Head to head (H2H) and recent form are included, and the KickOff predictions are produced from them. The best odds are there to get you maximum bang for your buck.


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Best Tip: M'Boro to win

It looks like we could well have a dominant side in this fixture, and it's M'Boro. Their recent form stats show their ability on home turf, and historical head-to-head (H2H) data proves they know how to beat Bristol C too. The odds point towards Michael Carrick's side claiming victory in the win / draw / win market, and that's our strong prediction for Saturday afternoon too.

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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
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
M'Boro
63%
8/13
1%
4/6
5%
Draw
22%
29/1029/10
Bristol C
15%
17/4
5%
19/5
9%
M'Boro 1-0
14%
13/2
15%
6/1
M'Boro 2-0
13%
7/1
7%
13/2
6%
Draw 1-1
11%
6/1
7%
6/1
M'Boro 2-1
9%
15/213/2
Draw 0-0
8%
11/1
20%
9/1
M'Boro 3-0
8%
11/110/1
8%
Bristol C 1-0
6%
14/1
15%
11/1
9%
M'Boro 3-1
6%
12/110/1
8%
Bristol C 2-1
4%
16/112/1
8%
Draw 2-2
4%
14/1
12%
12/1
M'Boro 4-0
3%
22/118/1
10%
M'Boro 4-1
3%
22/1
12%
18/1
10%
Bristol C 2-0
2%
28/118/1
12%
M'Boro 3-2
2%
22/1
12%
18/1
M'Boro 5-0
1%
40/133/1
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
4/5
6%
3/4
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
1/1
5%
1/1
3%
Home 1st Goal
58%
4/9
3%
-
Away 1st Goal
37%
2/1
8%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
11/1
20%
-
BTTS - Yes
44%
8/11
9%
3/4
3%
BTTS - No
56%
1/1
11%
19/20
BTTS - Home Win
23%
12/5
6%
23/10
6%
BTTS - Draw
15%
15/4
14%
19/5
BTTS - Away Win
6%
17/2
14%
7/1
7%
Home/draw
85%
1/6
3%
2/11
2%
Away/draw
37%
5/4
2%
23/20
5%
Home/away
78%
1/41/4
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
1/4
4%
1/4
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
3/1
14%
27/10
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
2/1
12%
9/5
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
2/5
5%
2/5
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
9/2
8%
4/1
5%
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/7
2%
1/7
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
10/1
15%
9/1
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/20
1%
1/25
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/20
1%
1/25
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
10/1
10%
9/1
Home DNB
78%
2/91/4
4%
Away DNB
31%
3/15/2
9%
M'Boro win to nil
40%
7/4
5%
-
Bristol C win to nil
9%
9/1-
M'Boro / M'Boro
32%
8/5
4%
6/4
7%
M'Boro / Bristol C
3%
33/1
17%
28/1
M'Boro / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / M'Boro
18%
7/2
4%
10/3
4%
Draw / Bristol C
8%
10/117/2
12%
Draw / Draw
14%
5/1
9%
9/2
Bristol C / M'Boro
4%
20/116/1
Bristol C / Bristol C
10%
15/2
11%
13/2
15%
Bristol C / Draw
6%
14/1
12%
12/1
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Win / draw / win Championship table

M'Boro have played 9 matches so far this season and lay in 9th place in the Championship league table. M'Boro are unbeaten at home after 4 games and have kept 2 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 6 games against teams below in the table, having won 3, drawn 2 and lost 1 match. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Both M'Boro and Bristol City have scored 10 goals this season.

Home League Performance

M'Boro have played 4 games at home winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 0 games. They have scored 6 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 3 goals at home.

Bristol C are in 16th position in the Championship on 11 points having played 9 matches so far this season. Bristol C are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 2 of those games.

Away League Performance

2 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 8 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 2 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 3 and won 1. Bristol C have conceded 9 goals, scored 4, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

M'Boro
Won
Draw
Lost
Scores
Bristol C
HOME AWAY TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY
Feb 1
l
 
1-0A
 Sunderland96121019 
Apr 18
Dec 10
Apr 8
Dec 10
 Leeds105411019 
Oct 26
Apr 26
Oct 23
Feb 12
 Sheff Utd10631719 
Nov 5
Mar 12
Dec 29
Dec 6
 Burnley95311018 
Nov 23
Mar 29
Jan 21
w
 
0-1F
 West Brom9522617 
Apr 8
Dec 22
Feb 15
l
 
2-1F
 Watford9513016 
Apr 5
Nov 26
Apr 26
Oct 27
 Norwich9432615 
Mar 15
Nov 9
Nov 27
Apr 5
 Blackburn9432415 
Jan 25
l
 
3-0A
-
-
 M'Boro Home9423314 
Feb 21
Oct 19
Mar 29
Nov 23
 Oxford Utd9333212 
w
 
2-1A
Feb 1
w
 
1-0F
Mar 8
 Swansea9333212 
Feb 8
d
 
1-1A
Mar 1
l
 
1-0A
 Derby9405012 
Jan 4
l
 
3-0A
Nov 30
Jan 1
 Hull9333-112 
Mar 8
d
 
1-1F
Apr 18
Dec 21
 Plymouth9324-311 
Nov 30
Jan 1
Dec 26
Apr 21
 Sheff Wed9324-411 
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 22
Oct 19
Feb 21
 Bristol C Away9252-411 
-
-
w
 
2-0F
Feb 8
 Stoke9315-210 
Feb 11
Oct 22
Dec 14
Apr 12
 Millwall923419 
w
 
4-3F
Mar 1
d
 
1-1F
Jan 25
 Preston9234-59 
May 3
Nov 2
Nov 2
May 3
 Coventry9225-38 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 18
Nov 9
Mar 15
 Luton9225-78 
Dec 26
Apr 21
Mar 11
Nov 5
 QPR9144-77 
Dec 14
Apr 12
d
 
2-2A
Jan 18
 Portsmouth9054-115 
Dec 29
Dec 7
Jan 4
w
 
0-2F
 Cardiff9126-145 
d
 
1-1A
Feb 15
Win / draw / win form
3
Bristol C have drawn 3 consecutive league games
5
M'Boro have not lost in 5 consecutive home league games
7
Bristol C have not won in 7 consecutive away league games
M'Boro 9TH
20 league games
Home
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
M'Boro2 - 0Stoke
M'Boro1 - 1Preston
M'Boro2 - 2Portsmouth
M'Boro1 - 0Swansea
M'Boro3 - 1Watford
M'Boro3 - 4Leeds
M'Boro2 - 0Swansea
M'Boro2 - 0Sheff Wed
M'Boro0 - 0Blackburn
M'Boro3 - 1Norwich
M'Boro0 - 2Plymouth
M'Boro1 - 2Bristol C
M'Boro1 - 1Sunderland
M'Boro1 - 1Rotherham
M'Boro1 - 3Coventry
M'Boro1 - 0West Brom
M'Boro1 - 2Hull
M'Boro0 - 2Ipswich
M'Boro4 - 0Preston
M'Boro1 - 0Leicester
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AM'Boro1 - 2Watford
AM'Boro1 - 0West Brom
HM'Boro2 - 0Stoke
AM'Boro0 - 1Sunderland
HM'Boro1 - 1Preston
AM'Boro2 - 0Cardiff
HM'Boro2 - 2Portsmouth
AM'Boro0 - 1Derby
HM'Boro1 - 0Swansea
HM'Boro3 - 1Watford
AM'Boro4 - 1Cardiff
HM'Boro3 - 4Leeds
AM'Boro1 - 1Ipswich
AM'Boro2 - 2Hull
HM'Boro2 - 0Swansea
HM'Boro2 - 0Sheff Wed
AM'Boro1 - 1Southampton
HM'Boro0 - 0Blackburn
AM'Boro1 - 0Birmingham
AM'Boro2 - 0QPR
Bristol C 16TH
20 league games
Away
7
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
3
Draw
8
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Swansea1 - 1Bristol C
Blackburn3 - 0Bristol C
Derby3 - 0Bristol C
Hull1 - 1Bristol C
Stoke4 - 0Bristol C
Norwich1 - 1Bristol C
Sunderland0 - 0Bristol C
Plymouth0 - 1Bristol C
West Brom2 - 0Bristol C
Ipswich3 - 2Bristol C
Sheff Wed2 - 1Bristol C
M'Boro1 - 2Bristol C
Coventry2 - 2Bristol C
Preston2 - 0Bristol C
Birmingham0 - 0Bristol C
Watford1 - 4Bristol C
Blackburn2 - 1Bristol C
Huddersfield1 - 1Bristol C
Southampton1 - 0Bristol C
QPR0 - 0Bristol C
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBristol C1 - 1Cardiff
HBristol C0 - 0Sheff Wed
ABristol C1 - 1Swansea
HBristol C2 - 1Oxford Utd
ABristol C0 - 3Blackburn
ABristol C0 - 3Derby
HBristol C1 - 1Coventry
HBristol C4 - 3Millwall
ABristol C1 - 1Hull
ABristol C0 - 4Stoke
HBristol C2 - 0Rotherham
ABristol C1 - 1Norwich
HBristol C1 - 1Huddersfield
HBristol C5 - 0Blackburn
ABristol C0 - 0Sunderland
ABristol C1 - 0Plymouth
HBristol C1 - 0Leicester
ABristol C0 - 2West Brom
HBristol C1 - 0Swansea
ABristol C2 - 3Ipswich
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Bristol C have not lost to M'Boro in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at M'Boro since 1993
M'Boro
Bristol C
Goals: Scored
14
20
Games: Scored
10 / 14
12 / 14
Clean sheets
2 / 14
4 / 14
MID
3
D
3
BCY
8
FIXTURE HISTORY AT M'Boro
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
16
18
Games: Scored
8 / 14
11 / 14
Clean sheets
3 / 14
6 / 14
MID
5
D
3
BCY
6
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
Goal Statistics
M'Boro 9th Bristol C 16th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
0.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
16%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 84% probability that M'Boro will score 1 or more goals
0
47%
1
35%
2
13%
3
4+
There is a 82% probability of Bristol C scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-11
M'Boro have scored 11% fewer goals at home than predicted
-28
Bristol C have scored 28% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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M'Boro
PG (predicted goals)
Bristol C
1.8
0.7
Attack rating
11%
better
MID
BCY
view stats
Games scored7
6
Failed to score2
3
Scored first6
3
Goals scored10
10
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.1
Avg. shots per game12
10
Avg. shots per goal11
9
Conversion rate for9
11
Avg. XG for1.7
1.4
KickOff rating
+11%
Defence rating
40%
better
MID
BCY
view stats
Games conceded5
8
Clean sheets4
1
Conceded first3
5
Goals conceded7
14
Avg. goals conceded0.8
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded6
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
5
Conversion rate against14%
21%
Avg. XG against0.8
1.3
KickOff rating
+40%

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

M'Boro Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9222
S DiengH HackneyF AzazH Hackney
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Dieng GLK9
-
L Ayling DEF91
-
H Hackney MID92
2
-
F Azaz MID92
1
-
A Morris MID9
1
-
I Jones FWD9
1
-
D Burgzorg FWD9
-
E Lath FWD91
2
-
M. Hamilton FWD7
-
N Borges DEF6
-
M Clarke DEF62
-
R Berg DEF5
-
G Edmundson DEF51
1
-
T Conway FWD52
-
B Doak FWD51
2
-
D Barlaser MID4
-
R McGree MID42
-
L Engel DEF3
1
-
A Dijksteel DEF3
-
J Howson MID1
-
M Forss FWD1
-
A Gilbert FWD1
-
Bristol C Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9225
M O'LearyS ArmstrongJ WilliamsM Sykes
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M O'Leary GLK9
-
Z Vyner DEF9
-
C Pring DEF9
-
G Tanner DEF91
1
-
J Williams MID92
4
-
J Knight MID911
1
-
M Bird MID92
-
S Armstrong FWD92
-
A Mehmeti FWD91
2
-
S Twine MID811
-
M Sykes MID8
5
-
Y Hirakawa FWD6
-
N Wells FWD61
1
-
F Mayulu FWD62
-
L McNally DEF51
1
-
H Roberts DEF3
1
-
R Dickie DEF3
-
K Naismith DEF3
-
G. Earthy MID3
-
R McCrorie DEF1
1
-
S Bell FWD1
-
H Cornick FWD1
-
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Plymouth v Preston
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Leeds v Plymouth
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