Middlesbrough vs Southampton

Middlesbrough

0 - 0

Southampton

🕒 Sat, 09 May 2026 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Farai Hallam 🔁 Semi-finals 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Semi-finals

Championship Table

Middlesbrough 5 · Southampton 4

Referee Stats

Farai Hallam

22 matches · 0.95 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.95
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.05
Over 4.5 cards	14%
Home wins	27%
Draws	36%
Away wins	36%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 0-0.

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-7-5

Goals For / Against

34 / 18

Avg: 1.42 / 0.75

Points

Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Southampton (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-7-7

Goals For / Against

44 / 37

Avg: 1.83 / 1.54

Points

Avg: 1.54

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

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

1.83

0.75

1.54

42%

O2.5

71%

46%

BTTS

88%

21%

Score 1st

21%

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank5th

Southampton rank4th

Middlesbrough points82

Southampton points82

Middlesbrough: #5 · 82 pts · GD +25

2 pts off the top 2. 17 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Southampton: #4 · 82 pts · GD +26

2 pts off the top 2. 17 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.

0-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Middlesbrough last 5 home

D W W L L

Points7/15

Weighted index58

Goals7-4

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

D W W W W

Points13/15

Weighted index78

Goals12-4

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 2.542%

BTTS46%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.550%

Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 54% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 4%

Southampton trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS88%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 96% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home71%

Middlesbrough clean sheet at home42%

Southampton score away92%

Southampton clean sheet away8%

First-goal patterns

Middlesbrough score first21%

Middlesbrough win after scoring first60%

Southampton score first21%

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 1.39

Middlesbrough concede at home0.75 vs 1.20

Southampton score away1.83 vs 1.20

Southampton concede away1.54 vs 1.39

Middlesbrough score 2% above league average, while Southampton score 53% above league average.

Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 38% below league average at home, and Southampton are 11% 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

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Ball Possession

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	2
Draws	4
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (33.3%)
BTTS	4 (66.7%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	1 (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