Middlesbrough vs Bristol City prediction and preview

Championship · Saturday 21 November 2026, 15:00 UTC

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Middlesbrough vs Bristol City

Championship · Saturday 21 November 2026, 15:00 UTC · Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

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Middlesbrough vs Bristol City preview

The Championship fixture between Middlesbrough and Bristol City is scheduled for Saturday 21 November 2026 at 15:00 UTC at Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough. Middlesbrough are 2nd in the table with 28 points from 13, while Bristol City are 15th in the table with 18 points from 13.

Middlesbrough have collected 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats from their last 5 league games; Bristol City have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Middlesbrough have scored 2.7 and conceded 1.2 goals per game, with 5 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Bristol City average 0.8 scored and 0.8 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

Head to head, Middlesbrough have 1 win to Bristol City's 6 across 10 meetings, with 3 draws. Those games averaged 2.9 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 8. The most recent meeting, on 14 Mar 2026, ended Middlesbrough 1-1 Bristol City.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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2Middlesbrough138413017+1328WWDWW
15Bristol City135351517-218DLLDW

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Middlesbrough 1, draws 3, Bristol City 6.

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Middlesbrough expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Radek Vitek, Adilson Malanda, Ashley Phillips, Callum Brittain, Neto Borges, Aidan Morris, Amario Cozier-Duberry, Sebastian Berhalter, Tommy Conway, Riley McGree, Will Lankshear

Bristol City expected line-up (3-5-2)

George Tanner, Luke McNally, Lisav Naif Eissat, Jason Knight, Cameron Pring, Rio Cardines, Gibson Yah, Dom Ballard

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