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UEFA Champions League 9
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coef.Round 26, Regular Season
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+115+115 +250 +220 no no noFT4 - 0(0 - 0)-- - -Head to headMiddlesbrough 233%Draw 233%Southampton 233%View allMatch IntroMiddlesbrough will host Southampton at Riverside Stadium in the Championship on January 4, 2026.
Positioned 3rd in the standings, Middlesbrough holds 43 points, while Southampton trails in 14th place with 33 points.
In their recent performances, Middlesbrough has faced difficulties with 3 losses in their last 6 matches, whereas Southampton has struggled on the road, losing 3 out of their last 6 away matches across all leagues.
The algorithm predicts that Middlesbrough will secure a narrow victory with a scoreline of 1-0.
02/01/2026
Standings up to 04/01/2026Regular Season REGULAR SEASON PTS GP W D L GF GA +/- 1Coventry City 52 25 15 7 3 55 26 29 2Ipswich Town 44 25 12 8 5 42 24 18 3Middlesbrough 43 25 12 7 6 33 26 7 4Watford 41 25 11 8 6 37 29 8 5Hull City 41 25 12 5 8 40 38 2 6Preston North End 40 25 10 10 5 34 25 9 7Millwall 40 25 11 7 7 27 32 -5 8Bristol City 39 25 11 6 8 38 27 11 9Stoke City 37 25 11 4 10 30 23 7 10Wrexham FC 37 25 9 10 6 36 31 5 11Derby County 35 25 9 8 8 34 33 1 12QPR 35 25 10 5 10 35 39 -4 13Leicester City 34 25 9 7 9 35 37 -2 14Southampton 33 25 8 9 8 38 34 4 15Sheffield United 32 25 10 2 13 36 38 -2 16Swansea City 32 25 9 5 11 26 31 -5 17Birmingham City 31 25 8 7 10 32 34 -2 18West Bromwich 31 25 9 4 12 28 33 -5 19Charlton Athletic 28 24 7 7 10 23 30 -7 20Blackburn Rovers 27 24 7 6 11 22 28 -6 21Portsmouth 25 24 6 7 11 21 35 -14 22Norwich City 24 25 6 6 13 28 37 -9 23Oxford United 22 25 5 7 13 25 35 -10 24Sheffield Wednesday -7 24 1 8 15 18 48 -30 PromotionPlay-off Semi-finalsRelegationMID
Last 6 matchesWin 233%Draw 117%Lost 350%View allSOU
Last 6 matchesWin 117%Draw 350%Lost 233%View allMIDhome matchesWin 350%Draw 117%Lost 233%View allSOUaway matchesWin 233%Draw 117%Lost 350%View allOverall statistics
- Overall
- Home/Away
Full timePlayed games
26
MID
28
SOU
Goals
Scored 33Avg.
per game 1.27Conceded 30Avg.
per game 1.15Scored 43Avg.
per game 1.54Conceded 36Avg.
per game 1.29
in last 26 matches Scored a goal in last 28 matchesYes No18 (69%)8 (31%)Yes No24 (86%)4 (14%)UnderOverMID
Recent matches
SOU
Under/Over
8 1831% 69%1.5GoalsUnder/Over
4 2414% 86%
Under/Over
13 1350% 50%2.5GoalsUnder/Over
10 1836% 64%
Under/Over
21 581% 19%3.5GoalsUnder/Over
20 871% 29%
Both scored (Yes/No)
Yes1454% 46%No12Yes2175% 25%No7MID
Goals by time period
SOU
- Scored
- Conceded
Goals2 4 6 8 10 12 140' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' FTGoals2 4 6 8 10 12 140' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' FTShots
MIDAvg.
per gameTotal shots 375 14.42Blocked 130 5
37%OFF target
28%ON target
58% Inside box
42% Outside box
SOUAvg.
per gameTotal shots 401 14.32Blocked 116 4.14
36%OFF target
35%ON target
66% Inside box
34% Outside box
MID
Passes
SOU
Total 12776Avg.
per game 491.38Accurate 1075384%Ball Possession58%
Total 13384Avg.
per game 478Accurate 1131385%Ball Possession57%MID
Avg. event time50'23'0' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' FTSOU
ScoredConceded44'41'0' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' FTMID
Total attacks
SOU
Middlesbrough 2724Avg. 104.77Southampton 2676Avg. 95.57MID
Dangerous attacks
SOU
Middlesbrough 1398Avg. 53.77Southampton 1318Avg. 47.07Others
MID26 Played games 28
SOU
Avg.
per gameTotal Total Avg.
per game0.23 6 Clean sheets 6 0.21 6.35 165 Corners 158 5.64 6.42 167 Goal kicks 238 8.5 21.27 553 Throws in 568 20.29 1.85 48 Offsides 47 1.68 0 0/ 0 Penalties 0/ 0 0 1.92 50 GK saves 67 2.39 MID
Disciplinary
SOU
Avg.
per gameTotal Total Avg.
per game0.04 1 Red cards1 0.04 1.65 43 Yellow cards54 1.93 9.69 252 Fouls 316 11.29 16.69 434 Tackles 398 14.21 MIDnext matches
DifficultySOUEasy 1Severe 5CH 01/04/20263FA 01/10/20263CH 01/16/20262CH 01/21/20263CH 01/24/20264CH 01/31/20262CH 01/04/20262FA 01/10/20261CH 01/17/20262CH 01/21/20261CH 01/25/20262CH 01/31/20261CH 02/07/20263CH 02/14/20265CH 02/21/20261CH 02/24/20263CH 02/28/20262CH 03/07/20263CH 03/11/20262CH 03/14/20264CH 03/21/20262CH 04/03/20264CH 04/06/20263CH 04/11/20262CH 04/18/20263CH 04/21/20261CH 04/25/20264CH 05/02/20261CH 02/07/20262CH 02/14/20263CH 02/21/20262CH 02/24/20261CH 02/28/20261CH 03/07/20262CH 03/11/20262CH 03/14/20263CH 03/21/20261CH 04/03/20263CH 04/06/20261CH 04/11/20261CH 04/18/20261CH 04/21/20262CH 04/25/20262CH 05/02/20262View all
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