Championship · Regular Season - 16
Middlesbrough vs Bristol City
Sat 21 Nov 2026 · 15:00 UTC · Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough host Bristol City on Sat 21 Nov 2026 (Championship); provisional chances from the two squads' Elo: Middlesbrough 58%, draw 24%, Bristol City 18%.
- Average value of the expected XI: Middlesbrough €4.4M, Bristol City €2.4M.
Provisional prediction
From both squads' Elo. The final prediction appears once the line-ups are confirmed, about 20–30 minutes before kick-off.
Most likely scores
Provisional, from both squads' Elo. Middlesbrough goals first.
- 1–111%
- 1–011%
- 2–011%
- 2–110%
- 0–07%
- 3–06%
- Other scores44%
Best pick for your pool
The score with the most expected points under each pool's scoring, from the provisional chances.
superbru.com2–1expected 1.0 pts
voetbalpoules.nl1–0expected 4.4 pts
Team Elo: Middlesbrough 2080 · Bristol City 1884
Probable line-ups
Most starts in each club's last 5 matches.
Players to watch
Highest EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. (Elo Above Replacement over the last 180 days) in each expected eleven. Elo after each match, last three years.
Middlesbrough · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +5.8 (Elite) · Elo 2125
Bristol City · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +3.5 (Good) · Elo 1730
Form
Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.
Middlesbrough
2nd in Championship · 29 pts from 15
- 7 NovDWatford England Championship2081
- 4 NovLWrexham England Championship2119
- 31 OctWCharlton England Championship2108
- 23 OctWBolton England Championship2075
- 17 OctDCardiff England Championship2064
Bristol City
17th in Championship · 18 pts from 15
- 7 NovLNorwich England Championship1900
- 4 NovLWolves England Championship1902
- 31 OctWBolton England Championship1869
- 24 OctDStoke City England Championship1849
- 17 OctLSheffield Utd England Championship1852
Season outlook
From the Championship simulation.
| Club | Pts now | Pred. pts | Title | Top 4 | Bottom 3 | Most likely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesbrough | 29 /15 | 79.0 | 18% | 60% | 0% | 1st |
| Bristol City | 18 /15 | 53.3 | 0% | 0% | 15% | 19th |
Each bar is one finishing position, 1st on the left to 24th on the right; the taller the bar, the likelier that finish.
Team Elo history
Starting-eleven Team Elo in league matches, last three years.
Coach Elo history
Elo after each match, last three years (the whole career if shorter).
Coach DNA: dribble-heavy · possession-based
Coach DNA: direct
Playing style
How both clubs play against their own league (2024–2026).
Middlesbrough: possession-based (how K. Hellberg plays) · Bristol City: balanced profile (how Michael Skubala plays)