Middlesbrough vs Derby

2 - 1
🕒 Sat, 29 Nov 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ James Linington 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 18
Regular Season Table
Middlesbrough 5 · Derby 8
Referee Stats
17 matches · 1.29 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 1.29
Reds avg 0.06
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 12%
Home wins 59%
Draws 12%
Away wins 29%
How the match was won
  • Middlesbrough outshot their opponent (21-6).
  • Middlesbrough controlled possession (74%).
  • Middlesbrough had the sharper finishing (4-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 12-7-5

Goals For / Against

34 / 18
Avg: 1.42 / 0.75

Points

43
Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

7
Derby (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-3-10

Goals For / Against

36 / 32
Avg: 1.57 / 1.39

Points

33
Avg: 1.43

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.79
PPG
1.43
1.42
GF
1.57
0.75
GA
1.39
43%
O2.5
65%
48%
BTTS
65%
22%
Score 1st
17%

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank5th
Derby rank8th
Middlesbrough points80
Derby points69
Middlesbrough: #5 · 80 pts · GD +25
4 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Derby: #8 · 69 pts · GD +8
15 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.
11-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Middlesbrough last 5 home

W W L L D
Points7/15
Weighted index62
Goals8-5
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Derby last 5 away

W L L L W
Points6/15
Weighted index40
Goals8-9
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 4%

Derby trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.557%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home74%
Middlesbrough clean sheet at home39%
Derby score away87%
Derby clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Middlesbrough score first22%
Middlesbrough win after scoring first60%
Derby score first17%
Derby win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Middlesbrough 33% · Derby 40%
Avg first goal minute: Middlesbrough 24.6' · Derby 34.3'

Vs league average

Middlesbrough score at home1.42 vs 1.40
Middlesbrough concede at home0.75 vs 1.20
Derby score away1.57 vs 1.20
Derby concede away1.39 vs 1.40
Middlesbrough score 1% above league average, while Derby score 30% above league average.
Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 38% below league average at home, and Derby are 1% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.20
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Middlesbrough goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 4
16-30 3
0-15 2
61-75 2
31-45 1
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
16-30 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
61-75 0

Derby goal timing (away)

1H scored: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
31-45 3
0-15 2
16-30 2
46-60 2
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 5
0-15 3
76-90+ 3
31-45 2
46-60 2
16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
1
Total Shots
21
6
Shots off Goal
10
3
Blocked Shots
7
2
Shots Inside Box
10
6
Shots Outside Box
11
0
Ball Possession
74%
26%
Corner Kicks
9
8
Fouls
9
13
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
0
2
Total Passes
536
180
Passes Accurate
455
111
Passes %
85%
62%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games16
Home Wins6
Draws5
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals7 (43.8%)
BTTS8 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins5
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals5 (62.5%)
BTTS4 (50.0%)

Middlesbrough vs Derby Head-to-Head History by Season