Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Middlesbrough 5th with 80 points, Bristol City 12th with 62, 18 apart. Middlesbrough ranked just 9th in the league on five-round form despite their 5th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Middlesbrough 1.57 scored and 1.02 conceded per game, Bristol City 1.28 and 1.28, with the league averaging 1.3.
Bristol City had lost four in a row.
GioScore's database holds 27 meetings between the two: 6 for Middlesbrough, 16 for Bristol City and 5 drawn, at 2.59 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 37% of the wins in this matchup.
The match was played at Riverside Stadium (capacity 34,988). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Middlesbrough: Leo Castledine (65') · Bristol City: Adam Randell (90')
Key stats
Possession: Middlesbrough 69% · Bristol City 31% · Total shots: 19-4 · On target: 7-1 · Corners: 9-4