Championship

Championship | Gameweek 2

Aug 14, 2021 at 3pm UK

Riverside Stadium

Middlesbrough
2 - 1
Bristol City

Ikpeazu (38'), Crooks (70')

FT(HT: 1-0)

King (60')
Atkinson (24')

The Match

Match Report

Boro looked in complete control once Ikpeazu had found the net with seven minutes remaining of the first half.

Preview

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

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 45.72%. A draw had a probability of 27.4% and a win for Bristol City had a probability of 26.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.08%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.94%) and 2-1 (8.75%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.81%), while for a Bristol City win it was 0-1 (9.39%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Middlesbrough would win this match.

Result
Middlesbrough	Draw	Bristol City
45.72%	27.38%	26.9%

Both teams to score 46.51%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

41.59%

58.41%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.99%

79.01%

Middlesbrough Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.49%

25.52%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

39.63%

60.37%

Bristol City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

62.44%

37.56%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

25.66%

74.34%

Score Analysis

Middlesbrough 45.71%

Bristol City 26.9%

Draw 27.37%

Middlesbrough	Draw	Bristol City
1-0 @ 13.08% 2-0 @ 8.94% 2-1 @ 8.75% 3-0 @ 4.07% 3-1 @ 3.99% 3-2 @ 1.95% 4-0 @ 1.39% 4-1 @ 1.36% Other @ 2.18% Total : 45.71%	1-1 @ 12.81% 0-0 @ 9.58% 2-2 @ 4.29% Other @ 0.69% Total : 27.37%	0-1 @ 9.39% 1-2 @ 6.28% 0-2 @ 4.6% 1-3 @ 2.05% 0-3 @ 1.5% 2-3 @ 1.4% Other @ 1.7% Total : 26.9%