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). The referee was S. Martin, with 64 matches in our database and 2.2 yellows per game on average. 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