Middlesbrough vs Bristol City prediction and betting preview, 21 November 2026

English League Championship (Soccer), 21 November 2026: Middlesbrough meet Bristol City at 15:00 UTC. Below you will find how each side has played lately, what happened when they faced each other before, where they stand in the table and what the bookmaker prices imply. The figures are read straight from our match database, and a section is left out when there is no data for it.

Odds and implied probability

The bookmaker prices Middlesbrough at 1.37, the draw at 5.00 and Bristol City at 7.00. Turned into probabilities, those three prices add up to 107.3%, so the bookmaker margin is 7.3%. With the margin removed, the implied chances are 68.0% for Middlesbrough, 18.6% for a draw and 13.3% for Bristol City. On these prices Middlesbrough are the favourite.

Recent form

Over the last 5 matches Middlesbrough won 2, drew 2 and lost 1. They scored 10 and let in 5, averaging 2.0 for and 1.0 against. Results, newest first: D L W W D.

Over the last 5 matches Bristol City won 1, drew 1 and lost 3. They scored 4 and let in 10, averaging 0.8 for and 2.0 against. Results, newest first: L L W D L.

Wins in this sample: 2 from 5 for Middlesbrough against 1 from 5 for Bristol City, so recent results favour Middlesbrough.

League position

In the English League Championship table Middlesbrough sit in position 2 of 24: 29 points after 15 played, with 8 won, 5 drawn and 2 lost and a goal record of 30:19.

In the English League Championship table Bristol City sit in position 17 of 24: 18 points after 15 played, with 5 won, 3 drawn and 7 lost and a goal record of 16:24.

Middlesbrough are 11 points ahead of Bristol City in the table.

Facts used

These trend facts cleared our bar of at least 5 matches and an 80% hit rate. They describe the past and do not predict the next match:

• Middlesbrough are unbeaten in 7 of their last 8 matches
• Middlesbrough have not lost by two or more goals in 7 of their last 8 matches
• Over 1.5 goals in 5 of Middlesbrough's last 6 matches
• Over 9.5 corners in 4 of Middlesbrough's last 5 matches
• Bristol City have not lost by two or more goals in 7 of their last 8 matches
• Bristol City have lost 4 of their last 5 home matches

Bet angles from the data

Each angle below is shown only because the data supports it. They are leanings drawn from past matches and prices, not forecasts, and no outcome is guaranteed.

Match result (1X2): Middlesbrough

The odds on Middlesbrough are 1.37, which after removing the margin implies a 68.0% chance. Supporting facts: Bristol City have lost 4 of their last 5 home matches.

Double chance (win or draw)

Middlesbrough are unbeaten in 7 of their last 8 matches. A double-chance bet covers a win or a draw, and the unbeaten run above is the data behind this angle.

Frequently asked questions

How this page is built

Results, tables and odds come from our match database (ESPN and football-data.org for fixtures and scores, The Odds API for prices). Implied probabilities remove the bookmaker margin proportionally. A trend fact needs at least 5 matches and an 80% hit rate. Text is generated from these fields with several phrasings, and a section is dropped when its data is missing.

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