Middlesbrough v Bristol City result

Full-time · Middlesbrough 1–3 Bristol City

Championship · Tue, 23 Feb 2021 19:00 GMT · Riverside Stadium

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Middlesbrough · Bristol City · Head-to-head

Middlesbrough 1–3 Bristol City — Bristol City won this Championship match.

Next for Middlesbrough: Bolton v Middlesbrough, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Bristol City: Stoke City v Bristol City, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Middlesbrough 1–3 Bristol City · Championship
Venue: Riverside Stadium · Middlesbrough
Referee: T. Robinson
Head-to-head (last 6): Middlesbrough 3 · draws 1 · Bristol City 2 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Middlesbrough 2W 1D 2L · Bristol City 0W 0D 5L

Middlesbrough 1–3 Bristol City (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 0.5

Goals

against 1.5 / 2.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.67 / 1.25

Corners

against 4.67 / 6 · 0 of the last 1 over 9.5

over 3 matches

4 / 2

Shots on target

against 2 / 6.5 · 0 of the last 1 over 8.5

over 3 matches

2.33 / 1.25

Cards

against 2.33 / 1.25 · 1 of the last 1 over 3.5

over 3 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 February 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 February 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Middlesbrough for / against	Line	Bristol City for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.5 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.67 for · 4.67 against n 3 Last 5	9.5standard	1.25 for · 6 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	12 for · 8.33 against n 3 Last 5	19.5standard	4 for · 15.25 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 2 against n 3 Last 5	8.5standard	2 for · 6.5 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.33 for · 14.67 against n 3 Last 5	21.5standard	11 for · 12 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	2.33 for · 2.33 against n 3 Last 5	3.5standard	1.25 for · 1.25 against n 4 Last 5

Referee: T. Robinson.

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
B. Assombalonga n 8	60.9	3.1 6/6	1.5 5/3	—
Yannick Bolasie n 8	78.6	2.3 6/6	1.3 7/2	—
D. Fisher n 8	76.9	2.3 7/6	3.1 8/6	—
Sam Morsy n 8	86.8	2.2 8/5	0.6 4/1	—
H. Coulson n 8	32.9	2.1 5/1	2.1 5/1	—

Middlesbrough — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
N. Mendez-Laing n 8	61.1	2.4 7/4	1.3 5/2
Yannick Bolasie n 8	78.6	2.1 8/5	1 4/3
M. Tavernier n 8	79.8	2 7/4	1 6/1
A. Fletcher n 8	55.3	2 6/3	1.2 4/2
B. Assombalonga n 8	60.9	1.8 6/4	0.9 3/2

Middlesbrough — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Fletcher n 8	55.3	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
Chuba Akpom n 8	42.5	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
N. Kebano n 8	47.8	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
M. Tavernier n 8	79.8	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
G. Hall n 8	78.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Middlesbrough — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Fisher n 8	76.9	3.5 6/6
Sam Morsy n 8	86.8	2.6 8/7
J. Howson n 8	90	2.1 8/6
G. Saville n 8	66.5	1.9 7/3
L. Wing n 8	65.9	1.9 6/3

Middlesbrough — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Bettinelli n 8	90	2 5/4

Bristol City

Bristol City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
H. Lansbury n 8	65.9	2.7 6/5	0.3 2/0	—
N. Wells n 8	55.5	2.2 6/4	2.8 6/4	—
K. Palmer n 8	44.4	1.8 4/2	2.3 5/3	—
Z. Vyner n 8	72.6	1.7 5/4	0.2 1/0	—
O. Edwards n 8	43.3	1.6 5/1	2.3 6/2	—

Bristol City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Martin n 8	63.5	1.8 4/4	0.7 3/1
N. Wells n 8	55.5	1.2 4/2	0.4 2/0
J. Williams n 8	77.8	0.9 3/3	0.4 2/1
F. Diédhiou n 8	84.5	0.7 4/1	0.4 2/1
T. Moore n 8	58.5	0.6 3/0	0 0/0

Bristol City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Martin n 8	63.5	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
F. Diédhiou n 8	84.5	0.3 1/1	0 0/0
H. Lansbury n 8	65.9	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
K. Palmer n 8	44.4	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
O. Edwards n 8	43.3	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

Bristol City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
H. Massengo n 8	35.5	2.9 4/3
T. Bakinson n 8	38	2.4 3/3
K. Palmer n 8	44.4	2.3 4/2
A. Mariappa n 8	76.4	2.1 7/5
Z. Vyner n 8	72.6	2 8/4

Bristol City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Bentley n 8	90	3.4 7/5
M. O’Leary n 8	90	3.2 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Middlesbrough		Bristol City
58%	Possession	42%
17	Shots	6
3	Shots on target	6
8	Shots off target	0
6	Blocked shots	0
9	Shots inside the box	4
6	Corners	2
2	Offsides	0
10	Fouls	13
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	1
453	Passes	342
75%	Pass accuracy	66%

Middlesbrough player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Bettinelli	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
A. Dijksteel	90	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.7
D. Fry	90	1	2	1	0	1	0	6.9
P. McNair	90	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.5
J. Howson	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Sam Morsy	90	0	2	0	2	2	0	7.2
M. Bola	77	0	1	1	3	0	Y	6.9
N. Kebano	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
D. Watmore	67	0	2	0	2	1	0	6.3
D. Fisher	45	0	0	0	1	2	0	7
A. Fletcher	23	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
Chuba Akpom sub	67	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.6
N. Mendez-Laing sub	45	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
G. Saville sub	23	0	1	0	1	2	0	7.2
B. Assombalonga sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
M. Johnson sub	13	0	0	0	2	0	0	7.3

Bristol City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Bentley	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Z. Vyner	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
A. Mariappa	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
T. Kalas	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8.2
J. Hunt	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.6
T. Bakinson	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Á. Nagy	90	0	1	0	0	1	4	0	7.7
N. Wells	88	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	7.7
K. Palmer	81	0	0	0	0	1	3	Y	6.9
R. Towler	81	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
F. Diédhiou	73	2	1	4	4	2	0	0	9.2
A. Semenyo sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
S. Sessegnon sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Paterson sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
H. Massengo sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Middlesbrough v Bristol City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

MiddlesbroughDLLWW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Bristol CityLLLLL

Last 5: 0W 0D 5L · 0 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Middlesbrough 3 · 1 draw · Bristol City 2 · 2.5 goals/game

2020-10-20 Bristol City 0–1 Middlesbrough
2020-07-11 Middlesbrough 1–3 Bristol City
2019-08-31 Bristol City 2–2 Middlesbrough
2019-04-02 Middlesbrough 0–1 Bristol City
2018-08-18 Bristol City 0–2 Middlesbrough
2018-04-14 Middlesbrough 2–1 Bristol City

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Middlesbrough#10 pos64 pts46 pl+2 GD

Bristol City#19 pos51 pts46 pl-22 GD

Goals per game

Middlesbrough scored1.2

Bristol City scored1

Middlesbrough conceded1.15

Bristol City conceded1.48

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What is the head-to-head record between Middlesbrough and Bristol City?: In their last 6 meetings, Middlesbrough won 3, Bristol City won 2 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Middlesbrough and Bristol City?: Recent form — Middlesbrough 2W 1D 2L; Bristol City 0W 0D 5L.

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