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MiddlesbroughAttacking momentumSouthampton
Preview
- As week 26 of the 2025-2026 Championship arrives, Middlesbrough take on Southampton at Riverside Stadium on 2026-01-04 (kick-off 15:00 GMT).
- There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between K. Hellberg and Tonda Eckert.
- Current league positions have Middlesbrough 3rd on 43 points and Southampton 14th on 33 points.
- Middlesbrough have 4 players out: D. Lenihan (Achilles Tendon Injury), G. Edmundson (Injury), A. Jones (Injury), R. McGree (Injury) whereas Southampton have 5 players missing: S. Charles (Hamstring Injury), D. Downs (Knock), S. Edozie (Hamstring Injury), M. Roerslev Rasmussen (Knee Injury), R. Stewart (Hamstring Injury).
- Our forecast has Middlesbrough in a 4-man backline (4-2-2-2), with Southampton set to counter in 3-4-2-1.
- The previous match saw R. McGree lead Middlesbrough with a 6.9 TheyScored rating, and J. Quarshie top-rating for Southampton at 7.3.
- Middlesbrough suffered a 0-1 defeat to Derby County, while Southampton managed a 0-0 draw versus Millwall.
- Struggling form all round: Middlesbrough are 1-1-3 and Southampton are 0-3-2 in their recent 5 matches.
- Southampton hold the upper hand H2H: of 9 meetings, they've triumphed 4 times, conceded 2 times and shared 3 draws.
- A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 1-1 draw, reflecting Middlesbrough's 7-3-2 home form and Southampton's 3-4-6 away record.
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Odds
Predictions
Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Middlesbrough
Southampton
Events
| 6' | |||
HT 0 - 0 | |||
| 54' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 61' | |||
| 61' | 2 - 0 | ||
| 64' | R. Manning | ||
| 66' | 3 - 0 | ||
| 68' | T. Harwood-Bellis | ||
| 68' | C. Bragg | ||
| 74' | |||
| 74' | |||
| 74' | |||
| 76' | 4 - 0 | ||
| 81' | J. Quarshie | ||
| 82' | |||
| 85' | |||
| 90' | |||
| 90' | |||
Stats
Lineups
Standings
Commentary
TV Channels
Middlesbrough is going head to head with Southampton on 4/1/2026 15:00 GMT at Riverside Stadium for the England Championship. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Middlesbrough v Southampton H2H statistics!