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Championship | Gameweek 8
Sep 23, 2023 at 3pm UK
Riverside Stadium
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Middlesbrough
2 - 1
Southampton

McGree (44'), Howson (66' pen.)
Jones (53'), Hackney (58'), Smith (90+6')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Armstrong (17')
Martin (54')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Middlesbrough and Southampton, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Southampton 0-1 Ipswich
Tuesday, September 19 at 7.45pm in Championship

We said: Middlesbrough 2-1 Southampton

Who prevails from this fixture is anyone's guess given the poor form of both teams. For us, though, Southampton's increasing vulnerability opens the door for Boro to finally get a win on the board when they will feel as though they are underdogs heading into this encounter. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Middlesbrough win with a probability of 50.04%. A win for Southampton had a probability of 27.13% and a draw had a probability of 22.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8%) and 2-0 (7.34%). The likeliest Southampton win was 1-2 (6.74%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.38%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Middlesbrough in this match.

Result
MiddlesbroughDrawSouthampton
50.04% (0.203 0.2) 22.83% (-0.115 -0.11) 27.13% (-0.088999999999999 -0.09)
Both teams to score 61.07% (0.331 0.33)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
60.58% (0.472 0.47)39.42% (-0.476 -0.48)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
38.24% (0.49299999999999 0.49)61.76% (-0.497 -0.5)
Middlesbrough Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.03% (0.245 0.25)15.97% (-0.248 -0.25)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
54.74% (0.454 0.45)45.26% (-0.457 -0.46)
Southampton Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.68% (0.17999999999999 0.18)27.32% (-0.183 -0.18)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.23% (0.233 0.23)62.77% (-0.236 -0.24)
Score Analysis
    Middlesbrough 50.04%
    Southampton 27.13%
    Draw 22.83%
MiddlesbroughDrawSouthampton
2-1 @ 9.53%
1-0 @ 8% (-0.111 -0.11)
2-0 @ 7.34% (-0.039 -0.04)
3-1 @ 5.83% (0.048 0.05)
3-0 @ 4.49% (0.014 0.01)
3-2 @ 3.78% (0.051 0.05)
4-1 @ 2.67% (0.044 0.04)
4-0 @ 2.06% (0.024 0.02)
4-2 @ 1.73% (0.038 0.04)
5-1 @ 0.98% (0.024 0.02)
Other @ 3.64%
Total : 50.04%
1-1 @ 10.38% (-0.09 -0.09)
2-2 @ 6.18% (0.031 0.03)
0-0 @ 4.36% (-0.097 -0.1)
3-3 @ 1.64% (0.031 0.03)
Other @ 0.27%
Total : 22.83%
1-2 @ 6.74% (-0.023 -0.02)
0-1 @ 5.66% (-0.097 -0.1)
0-2 @ 3.67% (-0.043 -0.04)
1-3 @ 2.91% (0.0050000000000003 0.01)
2-3 @ 2.67% (0.027 0.03)
0-3 @ 1.59% (-0.011 -0.01)
1-4 @ 0.95% (0.006 0.01)
Other @ 2.94%
Total : 27.13%

How you voted: Middlesbrough vs Southampton

Middlesbrough
40.0%
Draw
20.0%
Southampton
40.0%
60
Head to Head
May 13, 2017 3pm
Dec 11, 2016 2.15pm
Southampton
1-0
Middlesbrough
Boufal (53')
Tadic (22'), Boufal (45'), Fonte (55'), Romeu (58')

Barragan (17'), Forshaw (52'), Clayton (80')
Apr 21, 2012 3pm
Oct 29, 2011 3pm
Mar 20, 2005 3pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CLeicester CityLeicester463141189414897
3Leeds UnitedLeeds462791081433890
4Southampton462691187632487
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4621121370472375
6Norwich CityNorwich4621101579641573
7Hull City461913146860870
8Middlesbrough46209177162969
9Coventry CityCoventry4617131670591164
10Preston North EndPreston46189195667-1163
11Bristol City461711185351262
12Cardiff CityCardiff46195225370-1762
13Millwall461611194555-1059
14Swansea CitySwansea461512195965-657
15Watford461317166161056
16Sunderland46168225254-256
17Stoke CityStoke461511204960-1156
18Queens Park RangersQPR461511204758-1156
19Blackburn RoversBlackburn461411216074-1453
20Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds46158234468-2453
21Plymouth ArgylePlymouth461312215970-1151
RBirmingham CityBirmingham461311225065-1550
23Huddersfield TownHuddersfield46918194877-2945
RRotherham UnitedRotherham46512293789-5227


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