Middlesbrough vs Southampton

Middlesbrough

2 - 1

Southampton

🕒 Sat, 23 Sep 2023 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Tim Robinson 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 8

Regular Season Table

Middlesbrough 8 · Southampton 4

Referee Stats

Tim Robinson

6 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	50%
Draws	33%
Away wins	17%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (14-15).
Possession was balanced (51%-49%).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-4-9

Goals For / Against

30 / 26

Avg: 1.30 / 1.13

Points

Avg: 1.48

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Southampton (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-7-6

Goals For / Against

34 / 34

Avg: 1.36 / 1.36

Points

Avg: 1.72

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

1.48

PPG

1.72

1.30

1.36

1.13

1.36

35%

O2.5

57%

43%

BTTS

65%

Score 1st

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank8th

Southampton rank4th

Middlesbrough points69

Southampton points87

Middlesbrough: #8 · 69 pts · GD +9

27 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Southampton: #4 · 87 pts · GD +24

9 pts off the top 2. 23 pts above the play-off edge. 36 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Middlesbrough last 5 home

W L W W D

Points10/15

Weighted index69

Goals10-5

Record3-1-1

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.

Southampton last 5 away

W L L D L

Points4/15

Weighted index38

Goals5-11

Record1-1-3

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 2.535%

BTTS43%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 17%

Southampton trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home74%

Middlesbrough clean sheet at home35%

Southampton score away87%

Southampton clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Middlesbrough score first0%

Middlesbrough win after scoring first0%

Southampton score first0%

Southampton win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Middlesbrough 0% · Southampton 0%

Vs league average

Middlesbrough score at home1.30 vs 1.48

Middlesbrough concede at home1.13 vs 1.20

Southampton score away1.36 vs 1.20

Southampton concede away1.36 vs 1.48

Middlesbrough score 12% below league average, while Southampton score 13% above league average.

Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 6% below league average at home, and Southampton are 8% below 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)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Southampton goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

51%

49%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

572

543

Passes Accurate

500

480

Passes %

87%

88%

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