Middlesbrough vs Southampton prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2026-01-03 15:00.
[p]Middlesbrough and Southampton will play in the Championship, round 26, at Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough.[/p]
[p]Middlesbrough is currently 3rd in the standings after 25 matches, with twelve wins, seven draws, and six losses. The total score is 33:26, with a score difference of seven and 43 points. In home matches, Middlesbrough is 4th, having played twelve matches, with seven wins, three draws, and two losses. The total home score is 16:11, with a score difference of five and 24 points. In the last competitive match, Middlesbrough played away against Derby and lost 0:1. Key players for Middlesbrough are Luke Ayling and Hayden Hackney, who did not miss any minute in last five matches, and Callum Brittain, selected based on average rating of last five matches in tournament. Absences for Middlesbrough include Alfie Jones and George Edmundson due to injury.[/p]
[p]Southampton is currently 14th in the standings after 25 matches, with eight wins, nine draws, and eight losses. The total score is 38:34, with a score difference of four and 33 points. In away matches, Southampton is 16th, having played thirteen matches, with three wins, four draws, and six losses. The total away score is 21:23, with a score difference of minus two and 13 points. In the last competitive match, Southampton played at home against Millwall and the match ended in a 0:0 draw. Key players for Southampton are Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Ryan Manning, who did not miss any minute in last five matches, and Leo Scienza, selected based on average rating of last five matches in tournament. Absence for Southampton is Ross Stewart due to hamstring injury.[/p]
[p]In the last five matches between Middlesbrough and Southampton in the Championship, Middlesbrough won one match, Southampton won two matches, and two matches ended in a draw. The last match between these teams was played in September 2025, with Southampton as the home team and Middlesbrough as the away team, ending in a 1:1 draw.[/p]
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[p]The offence of Southampton is outstanding and is better than offence of Middlesbrough. Southampton has scored 38 goals (shared 4th to 5th position in the competition) so far. Middlesbrough has scored 33 goals (13th in the competition) so far. The defence of Middlesbrough is outstanding and is better than the defence of Southampton. Middlesbrough has conceded 26 goals (shared 4th to 5th position in the competition) so far. Southampton has conceded 34 goals (shared 15th to 16th position in the competition) so far.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats[/p]
[p] – Southampton have won the most free kicks in the league this season.In 25 matches they have won 323 free kicks (the league average is 265.1) at an average of 12.9 per match. [/p]
[p] – Middlesbrough are in the Top 3 teams for the most wins in the league this season, winning 12 out of 25 matches. [/p]
[p] – Middlesbrough are in the Top 3 teams for the lowest number of goal attempts allowed in the league this season. In 25 matches they have allowed 255 goal attempts (the league average is 315.5) at an average of 10.2 per match. [/p]
[p]Streaks[/p]
[p] – Southampton have scored in their last 9 away league matches against Middlesbrough.[/p]
[p] – Middlesbrough failed to win 4 out of the last 5 league matches against Southampton.[/p]
[p] – Southampton failed to win any of their last 5 league matches this season.[/p]
[p]Betting Tips, Prediction[/p]
[p] – Middlesbrough have failed to score 3 or more goals across the last 9 H2H league matches against Southampton.[/p]
[p] – Southampton have scored at least 1 goal in the last 9 H2H league matches against Middlesbrough.[/p]
[p] – 8 of the last 9 H2H league matches saw 2 or more goals scored.[/p]
[p] – Score prediction: At least 3 goals in total (over 2.5).[/p]
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