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Head to head · season 2026/27 · Championship

Middlesbrough vs Southampton

Two sides in the same league, read through the same numbers: who is ahead, who scores more, who keeps it tighter at the back. They meet on Friday 27 November at 21:00, Italian time.

Middlesbrough3rd in ChampionshipvsSouthampton8th in Championship
22Points21
6-4-1Won-drawn-lost6-3-2
2Points per match1.9
22Goals for21
16Goals against10
2Clean sheets3
DWWDDFormDWWLW
unbeaten in 9Current rununbeaten in 3
4-2-0 · 14 ptsAt home (W-D-L)5-1-0 · 16 pts
2-2-1 · 8 ptsAway (W-D-L)1-2-2 · 5 pts
22 in 11Expected goals for (xG)19.4 in 10
11.3Expected goals against (xG)11.7
6.87Average player rating6.93
Will Lankshear (9)Top scorerCyle Larin (7)

This season's meetings

They have not met yet this season: the first time is Friday 27 November.
Southampton v Middlesbrough, Friday 27 November at 21:00The match page, with line-ups and the live score.Open →

The data forecast

for Southampton v Middlesbrough on Friday 27 November
Southampton v MiddlesbroughArena Rete's estimate from goals, expected goals, attack and defence in the league
Southampton 48%draw 23%Middlesbrough 29%
Most likely score1-111% on its own
Over or under 2.5 goalsOver59% over · 41% under
Both teams to scoreYes61% yes
Goals the model expects1.75 – 1.33Southampton – Middlesbrough

Poisson model on 11 matches for Southampton and 11 for Middlesbrough, actual goals and expected goals weighted equally; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.

Previous meetings

every match in the archive
3Middlesbrough wins
3draws
4Southampton wins

10 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Middlesbrough 12, Southampton 12 · 2.4 per match

  1. 12 May 2026Southampton2-1MiddlesbroughChampionship
  2. 9 May 2026Middlesbrough0-0SouthamptonChampionship
  3. 4 Jan 2026Middlesbrough4-0SouthamptonChampionship
  4. 27 Sept 2025Southampton1-1MiddlesbroughChampionship
  5. 29 Mar 2024Southampton1-1MiddlesbroughChampionship
  6. 23 Sept 2023Middlesbrough2-1SouthamptonChampionship
  7. 13 May 2017Middlesbrough1-2SouthamptonPremier League
  8. 11 Dec 2016Southampton1-0MiddlesbroughPremier League
  9. 21 Apr 2012Middlesbrough2-1SouthamptonChampionship
  10. 29 Oct 2011Southampton3-0MiddlesbroughChampionship

Tables are rebuilt from league results (points deductions not included); expected goals and ratings come from our data provider, where it supplies them. More in head to head.