Bristol City vs Middlesbrough

Bristol City beat Middlesbrough 2-0 in the England Championship on Saturday 20 December 2025, 1-0 at half-time. In their last 28 meetings, including this one, Bristol City won 16, Middlesbrough won 6 and 6 were drawn.

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England Championship Sat 20 Dec 2025, 15:00 Save

Bristol City

HT 1-0

Middlesbrough

Robins High Performance Centre, England Anthony Backhouse

Bristol City vs Middlesbrough timeline

17' Emil Riis 1-0 Goal · Right foot shot, Bristol City
25' Morgan Whittaker Yellow card · Foul, Middlesbrough
33' Matt Targett Yellow card · Foul, Middlesbrough
36' Sinclair Armstrong Yellow card · Time wasting, Bristol City
62' Rob Atkinson 2-0 Goal · Assist Scott Twine · Header, Bristol City
87' Luke Ayling Yellow card · Argument, Middlesbrough
87' Cameron Pring Yellow card · Argument, Bristol City

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0' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' 90'

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Bristol City vs Middlesbrough stats

1st Half 2nd Half

Bristol CityMiddlesbrough

0.78 Expected goals (xG) 2.62

0.95 xG on target 0.33

29% Possession 71%

60 Attacks 137

29 Dang. Attacks 81

13 Shots 28

8 Shots On Target 3

1 Big Chances 2

3 Corners 13

72% Pass Accuracy 83%

2 Saves 6

6 Fouls 5

2 Yellow Cards 3

1 Offsides 0

0.78 Expected goals (xG) 2.62

0.95 xG on target 0.33

60 Attacks 137

29 Dang. Attacks 81

13 Shots 28

8 Shots On Target 3

3 Shots Off Target 12

2 Shots Blocked 13

6 Shots Inside Box 19

7 Shots Outside Box 9

11 Goal Attempts 10

1 Big Chances 2

0 Big Chances Missed 2

0 Hit Woodwork 1

3 Corners 13

17 Dribbles 28

8 Successful Dribbles 13

47% Dribble Success 46%

1 Offsides 0

Bristol City vs Middlesbrough lineups

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Bristol City 4-2-2-2

1 Max Edward O’Leary

2 Ross McCrorie
16 Rob Dickie
14 Zak Vyner
3 Cameron Pring

4 Adam Randell
12 Jason Knight

10 Scott Twine
11 Anis Mehmeti

30 Sinclair Armstrong
18 Emil Riis

Substitutes

5 Rob Atkinson 54'
7 Yu Hirakawa 90'
9 Fally Mayulu 74'
13 Joe Lumley
24 Haydon Roberts 90'
25 Ephraim Yeboah
26 Josh Stokes
27 Harry Cornick
34 Jed Meerholz

Middlesbrough 3-5-2

31 Sol Brynn

5 Alfie Jones
14 Alex Gilbert
12 Luke Ayling

3 Matt Targett
8 Riley McGree
7 Hayden Hackney
11 Morgan Whittaker
2 Callum Brittain

9 Tommy Conway
13 David Strelec

Substitutes

10 Delano Burgzorg 84'
16 Alan Browne 74'
17 Micah Hamilton
19 Sverre Nypan 16'
20 Kaly Sène 73'
22 Sam Silvera
24 Alex Bangura 73'
25 George Edmundson
33 Jon McLaughlin

Bristol City and Middlesbrough player stats

Bristol City player stats

1 Max Edward O’Leary GK	90	0	0	0	0	26	0	0	0	26	0
2 Ross McCrorie DEF	90	0	0	0	0	25	0	0	0	25	0
3 Cameron Pring DEF	90	0	0	0	0	24	1	0	0	24	1
14 Zak Vyner DEF	90	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	17	0
16 Rob Dickie DEF	90	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	21	0
4 Adam Randell MID	90	0	0	0	0	22	1	0	0	22	1
10 Scott Twine MID	90	0	1	2	1	29	0	2	1	29	0
12 Jason Knight MID	90	0	0	1	1	25	0	1	1	25	0
11 Anis Mehmeti MID	54	0	0	4	2	14	0	4	2	14	0
30 Sinclair Armstrong FWD	90	0	0	2	2	9	1	2	2	9	1
18 Emil Riis FWD	74	1	0	3	1	16	0	3	1	16	0
5 Rob Atkinson DEF Sub	36	1	0	1	1	3	1	1	1	3	1
24 Haydon Roberts DEF Sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9 Fally Mayulu FWD Sub	16	0	0	0	0	10	2	0	0	10	2
7 Yu Hirakawa FWD Sub	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0

Middlesbrough player stats

31 Sol Brynn GK	90	0	0	9	0	0	0	9	0
12 Luke Ayling DEF	90	0	0	95	0	0	0	95	0
5 Alfie Jones DEF	90	1	0	61	0	1	0	61	0
14 Alex Gilbert DEF	84	3	1	99	0	3	1	99	0
2 Callum Brittain MID	90	2	0	74	0	2	0	74	0
7 Hayden Hackney MID	90	2	1	72	2	2	1	72	2
11 Morgan Whittaker MID	90	9	1	36	2	9	1	36	2
3 Matt Targett MID	73	1	0	55	1	1	0	55	1
8 Riley McGree MID	16	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0
13 David Strelec FWD	90	2	0	14	0	2	0	14	0
9 Tommy Conway FWD	73	3	0	24	0	3	0	24	0
24 Alex Bangura DEF Sub	17	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0
19 Sverre Nypan MID Sub	58	1	0	21	0	1	0	21	0
16 Alan Browne MID Sub	16	0	0	18	0	0	0	18	0
20 Kaly Sène FWD Sub	17	2	0	5	0	2	0	5	0
10 Delano Burgzorg FWD Sub	6	2	0	3	0	2	0	3	0

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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Bristol City vs Middlesbrough team news

Bristol City were without 3 players and Middlesbrough were without 1 player.

Bristol City 3 out

Luke McNally Cruciate Ligament Injury · Missed 88 games Injured

Joe Williams Ankle Surgery · Missed 33 games Injured

Max Bird Calf Injury · Missed 62 games Injured

Middlesbrough 1 out

Darragh Lenihan Ankle Surgery · Missed 158 games Injured

Bristol City vs Middlesbrough form

Bristol City All venues

1 W · 1 D · 3 L

Points per game: 0.80
Scored per game: 0.6
Conceded per game: 1.2
Both teams scored: 20%
Over 2.5 goals: 20%

Middlesbrough All venues

4 W · 0 D · 1 L

Points per game: 2.40
Scored per game: 2.6
Conceded per game: 1.6
Both teams scored: 100%
Over 2.5 goals: 100%

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Season averages

Bristol CityMiddlesbrough

20% Win rate 80%

0.60 Goals scored 2.60

1.20 Goals conceded 1.60

20% Both teams score 100%

20% Over 2.5 goals 100%

20% Clean sheets 0%

20% Scored first 60%

1.64 xG for 1.39

1.48 xG against 1.08

9.00 Match corners 11.60

Championship matches only, before kick-off: 5 each.

30% Win rate 50%

0.90 Goals scored 1.80

1.30 Goals conceded 1.50

30% Both teams score 90%

30% Over 2.5 goals 70%

30% Clean sheets 0%

30% Scored first 40%

1.26 xG for 1.18

1.36 xG against 1.04

9.50 Match corners 10.00

Championship matches only, before kick-off: 10 each.

38% Win rate 57%

1.33 Goals scored 1.57

1.14 Goals conceded 1.05

48% Both teams score 67%

43% Over 2.5 goals 57%

33% Clean sheets 24%

43% Scored first 52%

1.39 xG for 1.18

1.31 xG against 1.01

9.67 Match corners 10.19

Championship matches only, before kick-off: 21 each.

Bristol City at home and Middlesbrough away this season.

36% Win rate 45%

1.45 Goals scored 1.55

1.18 Goals conceded 1.09

55% Both teams score 64%

55% Over 2.5 goals 55%

27% Clean sheets 18%

36% Scored first 45%

1.47 xG for 1.17

1.33 xG against 0.89

9.36 Match corners 9.36

Championship matches only, before kick-off: 11 each.

Bristol City vs Middlesbrough head to head

16 Bristol City wins 6 draws 6 Middlesbrough wins

2.6 goals per game 61% both teams scored 54% over 2.5 goals

5 Feb 2027Championship Bristol City 20:00 Middlesbrough
21 Nov 2026Championship Middlesbrough 15:00 Bristol City
14 Mar 2026Championship Middlesbrough 1–1 Bristol City
20 Dec 2025Championship Bristol City 2–0 Middlesbrough
21 Feb 2025Championship Bristol City 2–1 Middlesbrough
19 Oct 2024Championship Middlesbrough 0–2 Bristol City
10 Feb 2024Championship Middlesbrough 1–2 Bristol City
25 Nov 2023Championship Bristol City 3–2 Middlesbrough
10 Apr 2023Championship Bristol City 2–2 Middlesbrough
5 Nov 2022Championship Middlesbrough 1–1 Bristol City
19 Feb 2022Championship Bristol City 2–1 Middlesbrough
14 Aug 2021Championship Middlesbrough 2–1 Bristol City
23 Feb 2021Championship Middlesbrough 1–3 Bristol City
20 Oct 2020Championship Bristol City 0–1 Middlesbrough
11 Jul 2020Championship Middlesbrough 1–3 Bristol City
31 Aug 2019Championship Bristol City 2–2 Middlesbrough
2 Apr 2019Championship Middlesbrough 0–1 Bristol City
18 Aug 2018Championship Bristol City 0–2 Middlesbrough
14 Apr 2018Championship Middlesbrough 2–1 Bristol City
2 Dec 2017Championship Bristol City 2–1 Middlesbrough
16 Jan 2016Championship Bristol City 1–0 Middlesbrough
22 Aug 2015Championship Middlesbrough 0–1 Bristol City
9 Mar 2013Championship Bristol City 2–0 Middlesbrough
24 Nov 2012Championship Middlesbrough 1–3 Bristol City
24 Mar 2012Championship Middlesbrough 1–1 Bristol City
3 Dec 2011Championship Bristol City 0–1 Middlesbrough
15 Jan 2011Championship Bristol City 0–4 Middlesbrough
30 Oct 2010Championship Middlesbrough 1–2 Bristol City
30 Jan 2010Championship Middlesbrough 0–0 Bristol City
29 Aug 2009Championship Bristol City 2–1 Middlesbrough

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Venue: Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol Capacity 27,000 · Grass
Weather: 9°C, few clouds Wind 24 km/h · Humidity 78%
Managers: Gerhard Struber Bristol City Kim Hellberg Middlesbrough
Officials: Referee Anthony Backhouse 1st Assistant P. Hodgkinson 2nd Assistant A. Dallison 4th Official G. Ward

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Bristol City 4-2-2-2

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