Championship
Sunday 4 January 2026 · 15:00 · HT 0-0 · Riverside, Middlesbrough · Referee Oliver Langford

Middlesbrough v Southampton: stats, form and bet builder picks

In Middlesbrough's last 10 home games and Southampton's last 10 away games in the Championship before kick-off, both teams scored in 17 of 20, over 2.5 goals in 14 of 20, with 10.6 corners per match (league 10.3) and 3.3 cards (league 3.9).

Match stats

Middlesbrough v Southampton, full match
56%
Possession
44%
2.27
Expected goals (xG)
1.12
22
Shots
16
5
Shots on target
5
11
Corners
5
7
Fouls
12
0
Yellow cards
4
0
Red cards
0
1
Offsides
1

Goals and cards

54'
Goal
Morgan Whittaker MID
61'
Goal
Samuel Silvera MID
64'
Yellow card
Ryan Manning SOU
66'
Goal
Morgan Whittaker MID
68'
Yellow card
Cameron Bragg SOU
68'
Yellow card
Taylor Harwood-Bellis SOU
76'
Goal
Alan Browne MID
81'
Yellow card
Joshua Quarshie SOU

Match probabilities

How often each happened in Middlesbrough's last 10 home games and Southampton's last 10 away games this season, before kick-off, with the league rate beside it.
Both teams to score
85%
17/20 games · League 57%
Over 1.5 goals
85%
17/20 games · League 76%
Over 2.5 goals
70%
14/20 games · League 51%
Over 3.5 goals
25%
5/20 games · League 25%
Over 9.5 corners
58%
11/19 games · League 55%
Over 3.5 cards
50%
10/20 games · League 53%
Middlesbrough clean sheet
20%
2/10 games · League 25%
Southampton clean sheet
0%
0/10 games · League 25%
Middlesbrough fail to score
30%
3/10 games · League 25%
Southampton fail to score
0%
0/10 games · League 25%

Averages per match

Same games, both teams added together
Goals
3.0
League 2.6
Corners (19 games)
10.6
League 10.3
Cards
3.3
League 3.9