Championship

Dec 20, 2025 at 3pm UK

Bristol City
2-0
Middlesbrough

Riis Jakobsen (17'), Atkinson (62')

FT(HT: 1-0)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Bristol City and Middlesbrough, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Bristol City

All competitions

Last Game: Bristol City 2-0 Middlesbrough
Saturday, December 20 at 3pm in Championship

Next Game: West Brom vs. Bristol City
Friday, December 26 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Middlesbrough

All competitions

Last Game: Bristol City 2-0 Middlesbrough
Saturday, December 20 at 3pm in Championship

Next Game: Middlesbrough vs. Blackburn
Friday, December 26 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Middlesbrough win with a probability of 40.37%. A win for Bristol City had a probability of 34.47% and a draw had a probability of 25.16%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 0-1 with a probability of 8.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.72%) and 0-2 (6.51%). The likeliest Bristol City win was 1-0 (8.06%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.85%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 5.4% likelihood.

Result
Bristol City	Draw	Middlesbrough
34.47% ( -0)	25.16%	40.37%

Both teams to score 56.85% (

-0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

53.31% (

-0.01)

46.69% (

0.01)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

31.04% (

-0.01)

68.95% (

0.01)

Bristol City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.82% (

-0.01)

26.18% (

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.73% (

-0.01)

61.26% (

0.01)

Middlesbrough Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.02% (

-0.01)

22.98% (

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

43.23% (

-0.01)

56.77% (

Score Analysis

Bristol City 34.47%

Middlesbrough 40.37%

Draw 25.16%

Bristol City	Draw	Middlesbrough
1-0 @ 8.06% ( 0) 2-1 @ 7.95% 2-0 @ 5.4% 3-1 @ 3.55% ( -0) 3-2 @ 2.61% ( -0) 3-0 @ 2.41% 4-1 @ 1.19% ( -0) Other @ 3.3% Total : 34.47%	1-1 @ 11.85% 0-0 @ 6.02% ( 0) 2-2 @ 5.84% ( -0) 3-3 @ 1.28% ( -0) Other @ 0.17% Total : 25.16%	0-1 @ 8.85% ( 0) 1-2 @ 8.72% 0-2 @ 6.51% ( 0) 1-3 @ 4.27% 0-3 @ 3.19% 2-3 @ 2.86% ( -0) 1-4 @ 1.57% ( -0) 0-4 @ 1.17% 2-4 @ 1.05% Other @ 2.17% Total : 40.37%