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Middlesbrough vs Southampton

Middlesbrough
4 - 0
Southampton
🕒 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Oliver Langford 🔁 Regular Season - 26 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 26
Regular Season Table
Middlesbrough 5 · Southampton 4
Referee Stats
Oliver Langford
22 matches · 1.18 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 1.18
Reds avg 0.14
Penalties avg 0.05
Over 4.5 cards 9%
Home wins 27%
Draws 45%
Away wins 27%
How the match was won
  • Middlesbrough outshot their opponent (22-16).
  • Middlesbrough controlled possession (56%).

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
Southampton (Away stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 10-7-7

Goals For / Against

44 / 37
Avg: 1.83 / 1.54

Points

37
Avg: 1.54

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.79
PPG
1.54
1.42
GF
1.83
0.75
GA
1.54
43%
O2.5
74%
48%
BTTS
91%
22%
Score 1st
22%

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank5th
Southampton rank4th
Middlesbrough points80
Southampton points80
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.
Southampton: #4 · 80 pts · GD +26
4 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.
0-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.

Southampton last 5 away

W W W W D
Points13/15
Weighted index96
Goals13-5
Record4-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

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%

Southampton trend breakdown

Over 2.574%
BTTS91%
BTTS + O2.570%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 43% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home74%
Middlesbrough clean sheet at home39%
Southampton score away96%
Southampton clean sheet away4%

First-goal patterns

Middlesbrough score first22%
Middlesbrough win after scoring first60%
Southampton score first22%
Southampton win after scoring first80%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Middlesbrough 33% · Southampton 100%
Avg first goal minute: Middlesbrough 24.6' · Southampton 28.8'

Vs league average

Middlesbrough score at home1.42 vs 1.40
Middlesbrough concede at home0.75 vs 1.20
Southampton score away1.83 vs 1.20
Southampton concede away1.54 vs 1.40
Middlesbrough score 1% above league average, while Southampton score 52% above league average.
Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 38% below league average at home, and Southampton are 10% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.00
BTTS60%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 2.33 goals on average across the last 3.

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

Southampton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 21% 2H scored: 79% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
76-90+ 4
0-15 2
16-30 1
61-75 1
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 2
76-90+ 2
16-30 1
31-45 1
0-15 0
61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
5
Total Shots
22
16
Shots off Goal
9
7
Blocked Shots
8
4
Shots Inside Box
14
11
Shots Outside Box
8
5
Ball Possession
56%
44%
Corner Kicks
11
5
Fouls
7
12
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
4
1
Total Passes
484
384
Passes Accurate
417
314
Passes %
86%
82%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins2
Draws4
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (33.3%)
BTTS4 (66.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS1 (33.3%)

Middlesbrough vs Southampton Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season
12 May 2026 Southampton vs Middlesbrough 1 - 1 09 May 2026 Middlesbrough vs Southampton 0 - 0 04 Jan 2026 Middlesbrough vs Southampton 4 - 0 27 Sep 2025 Southampton vs Middlesbrough 1 - 1
2023-2024 Season
29 Mar 2024 Southampton vs Middlesbrough 1 - 1 23 Sep 2023 Middlesbrough vs Southampton 2 - 1