Bristol City vs Middlesbrough Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips

Bristol City vs Middlesbrough Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips

Match Details: December 15th, 2025 | Ashton Gate | Championship | 20:00 GMT

In the next matchup of the Championship season, Middlesbrough head to Ashton Gate to take on Bristol City. With both sides looking to gain promotion this year, both clubs will be hoping for three points.

Key Betting Tip: BTTS @1.67 odds represents excellent value based on the tip provided by our team of in-house tipsters.

Bristol City Predicted XI: Vitek, Tanner, Dickie, Vyner, Sykes, Randell, Mehmeti, Borges, Twine, Riis, Armstrong

Middlesbrough Predicted XI: Brynn, Brittain, Jones, Targett, Bangura, Whittaker, Gilbert, Hackney, Browne, Conway, Strelec

Bristol City vs Middlesbrough Current League Standings

As it stands, both sides have had a fairly successful season thus far. Middlesbrough have been fantastic so far this season. After 21 games, they sit on 42 points and are second in the table.

Bristol City have also performed well. Although they do sit 11th in the table, they still sit on 30 points. If results go their way this weekend they could be as high as 7th.

Bristol City vs Middlesbrough Head-to-Head Timeline

The two English sides have faced off against each other 76 times in their history. Bristol City have won 30, Millwall have won 26, and they have drawn 20 times.

Recent Head-to-Head Results:

21/02/2025 – Bristol City 2–1 Middlesbrough (Championship)

19/10/2024 – Middlesbrough 0–2 Bristol City (Championship)

10/02/2024 – Middlesbrough 1–2 Bristol City (Championship)

25/11/2023 – Bristol City 3–2 Middlesbrough (Championship)

10/04/2023 – Bristol City 2–2 Middlesbrough (Championship)

In the past five matches between these two sides, Bristol City has clearly dominated. In the past four matches, they have won all games, and in the remaining match, they drew. In these games, Bristol City scored 11 goals.

Bristol City vs Middlesbrough Matches Analysis

Bristol City Last 5 Matches:

Coventry 1–0 Bristol City (Championship)

Bristol City 2–2 Leicester City (Championship)

Bristol City 0–1 Millwall (Championship)

Portsmouth 0–1 Bristol City (Championship)

Wrexham 2–0 Bristol City (Championship)

Despite being 11th in the table, Bristol City have not had the greatest past five matches. They have won just a single match—a game against Portsmouth—and the only other point they have gained was a 2-2 draw against Leicester City.

Middlesbrough Last 5 Matches:

Middlesbrough 3–1 QPR (Championship)

Charlton 1–2 Middlesbrough (Championship)

Hull City 1–4 Middlesbrough (Championship)

Middlesbrough 2–1 Derby County (Championship)

Middlesbrough 2–4 Coventry (Championship)

Middlesbrough, however, have been fantastic. In their past four matches, they have won all four. Their only loss in points came in a 4-2 loss to Coventry, but the Sky Blues are clear at the top of the table, which makes the loss easier to bear.

Bristol City vs Middlesbrough Predictions

Our advanced algorithm analyses over 200 data points to generate these predictions with 68% confidence in both teams to score. The model factors in current form, head-to-head records, player availability, and tactical matchups.

Football Park’s best tip: BTTS @1.67 our team of in-house betting tipsters have predicted both teams to score in this fixture.

Key Players to Watch: Bristol City vs Middlesbrough

Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) – With six goals and six assists—topping both charts for Bristol City—Anis Mehmeti has been on fire this season. The 24-year-old Albanian has been fantastic this season and will be hoping to fire Bristol towards promotion.

Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) – The 24-year-old English winger has played fantastically so far this scoring, scoring eight goals and providing three assists so far this season. He is 12 goals off his best-ever season.

Bristol City vs Middlesbrough Match Facts

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Stadium: Ashton Gate, located in Bristol, is the home of Bristol City and Bristol Bears rugby club. It has a capacity of just under 27,000.