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coef.Round 47, Promotion - Play Offs – Semi-finals
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+250+120 +250 +220 no no noFT0 - 0(0 - 0)-- - -Head to headMiddlesbrough 233%Draw 233%Southampton 233%View allMatch IntroMiddlesbrough host Southampton in the Championship at Riverside Stadium, England, on May 9, 2026.
Both sides enter the fixture level on 80 points, with Middlesbrough in 5th place and Southampton just above them in 4th due to tiebreakers.
Middlesbrough have claimed 12 victories from 23 home matches in the league this season, while Southampton have managed four wins in their last six Championship games.
Looking at their past meetings, Middlesbrough have enjoyed three wins in the last six head-to-head encounters in the Championship against Southampton.
With both teams seeking to strengthen their promotion push, goal-scoring could play a key role, and it is notable that our statistical analysis signals Over 2.5 goals to be scored.
06/05/2026
Standings up to 09/05/2026Regular Season REGULAR SEASON PTS GP W D L GF GA +/- 1Coventry City 95 46 28 11 7 97 45 52 2Ipswich Town 84 46 23 15 8 80 47 33 3Millwall 83 46 24 11 11 64 49 15 4Southampton 80 46 22 14 10 82 56 26 5Middlesbrough 80 46 22 14 10 72 47 25 6Hull City 73 46 21 10 15 70 66 4 7Wrexham FC 71 46 19 14 13 69 65 4 8Derby County 69 46 20 9 17 67 59 8 9Norwich City 65 46 19 8 19 63 56 7 10Birmingham City 64 46 17 13 16 57 56 1 11Swansea City 64 46 18 10 18 57 59 -2 12Bristol City 62 46 17 11 18 59 59 0 13Sheffield United 60 46 18 6 22 66 66 0 14Preston North End 60 46 15 15 16 55 62 -7 15QPR 58 46 16 10 20 61 73 -12 16Watford 57 46 14 15 17 53 65 -12 17Stoke City 55 46 15 10 21 51 56 -5 18Portsmouth 55 46 14 13 19 49 64 -15 19Charlton Athletic 53 46 13 14 19 44 58 -14 20Blackburn Rovers 52 46 13 13 20 42 56 -14 21West Bromwich 51 46 13 14 19 48 58 -10 22Oxford United 47 46 11 14 21 45 59 -14 23Leicester City 46 46 12 16 18 58 68 -10 24Sheffield Wednesday 0 46 2 12 32 29 89 -60 PromotionPlay-off Semi-finalsRelegationMID
Last 6 matchesWin 233%Draw 350%Lost 117%View allSOU
Last 6 matchesWin 350%Draw 233%Lost 117%View allMIDhome matchesWin 233%Draw 117%Lost 350%View allSOUaway matchesWin 467%Draw 117%Lost 117%View allOverall statistics
- Overall
- Home/Away
Full timePlayed games
48
MID
54
SOU
Goals
Scored 73Avg.
per game 1.52Conceded 54Avg.
per game 1.13Scored 95Avg.
per game 1.76Conceded 64Avg.
per game 1.19
in last 48 matches Scored a goal in last 54 matchesYes No36 (75%)12 (25%)Yes No49 (91%)5 (9%)UnderOverMID
Recent matches
SOU
Under/Over
14 3429% 71%1.5GoalsUnder/Over
8 4615% 85%
Under/Over
21 2744% 56%2.5GoalsUnder/Over
20 3437% 63%
Under/Over
32 1667% 33%3.5GoalsUnder/Over
37 1769% 31%
Both scored (Yes/No)
Yes2756% 44%No21Yes3870% 30%No16MID
Goals by time period
SOU
- Scored
- Conceded
Goals3 6 9 12 15 18 210' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' FTGoals4 8 12 16 20 24 280' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' FTShots
MIDAvg.
per gameTotal shots 768 16Blocked 258 5.38
34%OFF target
31%ON target
64% Inside box
36% Outside box
SOUAvg.
per gameTotal shots 740 13.7Blocked 218 4.04
34%OFF target
37%ON target
68% Inside box
32% Outside box
MID
Passes
SOU
Total 24780Avg.
per game 516.25Accurate 2099985%Ball Possession59%
Total 25190Avg.
per game 466.48Accurate 2110684%Ball Possession55%MID
Avg. event time41'27'0' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' FTSOU
ScoredConceded43'36'0' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' FTMID
Total attacks
SOU
Middlesbrough 5237Avg. 109.1Southampton 5095Avg. 94.35MID
Dangerous attacks
SOU
Middlesbrough 2773Avg. 57.77Southampton 2540Avg. 47.04Others
MID48 Played games 54
SOU
Avg.
per gameTotal Total Avg.
per game0.27 13 Clean sheets 14 0.26 6.77 325 Corners 305 5.65 6.44 309 Goal kicks 421 7.8 20.08 964 Throws in 994 18.41 1.85 89 Offsides 102 1.89 0 0/ 0 Penalties 0/ 0 0 2.27 109 GK saves 148 2.74 MID
Disciplinary
SOU
Avg.
per gameTotal Total Avg.
per game0.02 1 Red cards1 0.02 1.56 75 Yellow cards102 1.89 9.29 446 Fouls 582 10.78 15.67 752 Tackles 824 15.26 MIDnext matches
DifficultySOUEasy 1Severe 5CH 05/09/20264CH 05/12/20264CH 05/09/20262CH 05/12/20262View all
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