What channel is Middlesbrough v Bristol City on?
Middlesbrough v Bristol City kicks off on Saturday 21 November at 3pm UK time, at Riverside Stadium, in the Championship, matchday 16. It is not shown live on UK television: it kicks off inside the Saturday 3pm closed period, when no match may be broadcast live in the UK.
Middlesbrough are 3rd with 22 points from 11 matches (6 won, 4 drawn, 1 lost), unbeaten in 9; Bristol City are 16th with 14 points from 11 (4 won, 2 drawn, 5 lost), 2 defeats in a row. Goals: Middlesbrough have scored 22 and conceded 16 (+6), Bristol City have scored 12 and conceded 15 (-3). Middlesbrough have taken 14 points from 6 home matches, Bristol City 8 points from 5 away matches. Leading scorers: Will Lankshear (9) for Middlesbrough. Arena Rete's model makes Middlesbrough favourites (58%), with 1-1 the most likely score. In the 15 previous meetings on record: 2 wins for Middlesbrough, 4 draws, 9 wins for Bristol City.
How to watch Middlesbrough v Bristol City in the UK
The Championship TV guide →Middlesbrough v Bristol City is not on television in the UK. For the rest of the Championship, the rights are held by:
- Sky SportsThe selected the Championship matches on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event; Sky shows more than 1,000 EFL matches a season under a deal that runs to 2028/29.
- ITVfreeTen EFL matches a season live and free to air on ITV1 and ITVX, shown alongside Sky.
The streaming services that carry the Championship:
- Sky Sports+The matches not on the main Sky Sports channels; included with Sky Sports at no extra cost: the Sky Sports+ channel and the Sky Sports app on Sky Q, Sky Glass, Sky Stream and mobile.
- Sky GoEvery match shown on the Sky Sports channels; included for Sky Sports customers, on phones, tablets, laptops and consoles.
- NOWEvery match shown on the Sky Sports channels; with a NOW Sports membership, no long contract.
- ITVXfreeThe ten free-to-air matches and the highlights; free, with registration.
Matches kicking off between 2:45pm and 5:15pm on a Saturday are not shown live anywhere in the UK: it is the long-standing "closed period" that protects attendances across the football pyramid. Ten EFL matches a season are live and free on ITV1 and ITVX. Everything else needs Sky Sports or NOW. ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX. Rights checked on 1 October 2026.
How they come into it
Full head to head →
- Sat 17 OctMiddlesbrough 2-2 Cardiff
- Tue 13 OctStoke City 2-3 Middlesbrough
- Sat 10 OctMiddlesbrough 1-0 Wolves
- Sat 19 SeptBirmingham 2-2 Middlesbrough
- Tue 15 SeptMiddlesbrough 2-2 Millwall
- Sat 17 OctBristol City 0-1 Sheffield Utd
- Tue 13 OctBristol City 0-1 Blackburn Rovers
- Sat 10 OctCharlton 1-1 Bristol City
- Fri 18 SeptBristol City 1-0 Watford
- Tue 15 SeptBristol City 0-1 Lincoln
What is at stake
If it ended today →Middlesbrough are 3rd, in the play-off places: level on points with automatic promotion and 14 pts clear of the relegation zone. Bristol City are 16th: 5 pts off the play-offs and 6 pts clear of the relegation zone. 8 points separate the two sides.
In the Championship: The top two go up automatically. Play-offs from third to sixth. The bottom three are relegated. Positions and points are from the official table.
Line-ups appear here as soon as our data provider publishes them, usually an hour before kick-off.
The data forecast
Full head to head →Poisson model on 11 league matches for Middlesbrough and 11 for Bristol City, actual goals and expected goals weighted equally; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.
Head-to-head record
Middlesbrough v Bristol City down the years15 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Middlesbrough 16, Bristol City 27 · 2.9 per match
- 14 Mar 2026Middlesbrough1-1Bristol CityChampionship
- 20 Dec 2025Bristol City2-0MiddlesbroughChampionship
- 21 Feb 2025Bristol City2-1MiddlesbroughChampionship
- 19 Oct 2024Middlesbrough0-2Bristol CityChampionship
- 10 Feb 2024Middlesbrough1-2Bristol CityChampionship
- 25 Nov 2023Bristol City3-2MiddlesbroughChampionship
- 10 Apr 2023Bristol City2-2MiddlesbroughChampionship
- 5 Nov 2022Middlesbrough1-1Bristol CityChampionship
- 19 Feb 2022Bristol City2-1MiddlesbroughChampionship
- 14 Aug 2021Middlesbrough2-1Bristol CityChampionship
and 5 older ones.
The last meeting was on 14 Mar 2026: Middlesbrough 1-1 Bristol City. With Middlesbrough at home: 1 home win, 2 draws and 5 away wins in 8 matches, goals 7-14. Middlesbrough last won this fixture on 14 Aug 2021 (Middlesbrough 2-1 Bristol City). Bristol City last won it on 20 Dec 2025 (Bristol City 2-0 Middlesbrough).
The numbers compared
All Championship team stats →Middlesbrough on the left, Bristol City on the right: league matches only, 11 and 11 played.
The questions people ask
- What time does Middlesbrough v Bristol City kick off?
- Saturday 21 November at 3pm UK time, at Riverside Stadium.
- What channel is Middlesbrough v Bristol City on in the UK?
- None: it is a Saturday 3pm kick-off, and matches in that slot are not broadcast live in the UK. ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX.
- Why is Middlesbrough v Bristol City not on TV?
- Matches kicking off between 2:45pm and 5:15pm on a Saturday are not shown live anywhere in the UK: it is the long-standing "closed period" that protects attendances across the football pyramid.
- Is Middlesbrough v Bristol City on free-to-air TV?
- No. Ten EFL matches a season are live and free on ITV1 and ITVX. Everything else needs Sky Sports or NOW.
- Where can I watch Middlesbrough v Bristol City highlights?
- ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX.
- Where is Middlesbrough v Bristol City being played?
- At Riverside Stadium, capacity 34,742. Middlesbrough are the home side.
- Where are Middlesbrough and Bristol City in the table?
- Middlesbrough are 3rd with 22 points from 11 matches; Bristol City are 16th with 14 points from 11. Middlesbrough are 3rd, in the play-off places: level on points with automatic promotion and 14 pts clear of the relegation zone. Bristol City are 16th: 5 pts off the play-offs and 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
- What form are Middlesbrough and Bristol City in?
- Last league results, most recent first. Middlesbrough: D W W D D (unbeaten in 9). Bristol City: L L D W L (2 defeats in a row).
- Who are the top scorers for Middlesbrough and Bristol City?
- Middlesbrough: Will Lankshear (9). Championship goals only.
- Who is the favourite in Middlesbrough v Bristol City?
- Arena Rete's model makes Middlesbrough favourites (58%), from the two sides' league results. Most likely score: 1-1. It is an estimate, not betting advice.
- What is the head-to-head record between Middlesbrough and Bristol City?
- 15 meetings on record: 2 wins for Middlesbrough, 4 draws, 9 wins for Bristol City; goals 16-27.
- When did Middlesbrough and Bristol City last meet?
- On 14 Mar 2026 (Championship): Middlesbrough 1-1 Bristol City.
- Where can I follow Middlesbrough v Bristol City live?
- On Arena Rete's match page: the score, the goalscorers and the line-ups update on their own.
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