What channel is Middlesbrough v Derby on?
Middlesbrough v Derby kicks off on Saturday 5 December at 12:30pm UK time, at Riverside Stadium, in the Championship, matchday 19. In the UK it is live on Sky Sports+, and streams on Sky Sports+.
Middlesbrough are 3rd with 22 points from 11 matches (6 won, 4 drawn, 1 lost), unbeaten in 9; Derby are 23rd with 6 points from 11 (1 won, 3 drawn, 7 lost), 2 defeats in a row. Goals: Middlesbrough have scored 22 and conceded 16 (+6), Derby have scored 9 and conceded 20 (-11). Middlesbrough have taken 14 points from 6 home matches, Derby 4 points from 5 away matches. Leading scorers: Will Lankshear (9) for Middlesbrough. Arena Rete's model makes Middlesbrough favourites (70%), with 2-0 the most likely score. In the 15 previous meetings on record: 6 wins for Middlesbrough, 4 draws, 5 wins for Derby.
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How to watch Middlesbrough v Derby in the UK
The Championship TV guide →Middlesbrough v Derby is on Sky Sports+. What that broadcaster's Championship rights cover:
- 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.
To stream this match:
- 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.
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 OctDerby 0-1 Stoke City
- Wed 14 OctQPR 4-1 Derby
- Sat 10 OctDerby 1-1 Wrexham
- Sat 19 SeptBurnley 1-1 Derby
- Sat 12 SeptDerby 1-2 Birmingham
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. Derby are 23rd, in the relegation zone: 13 pts off the play-offs. 16 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 Derby, 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 Derby down the years15 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Middlesbrough 19, Derby 16 · 2.3 per match
- 1 Jan 2026Derby1-0MiddlesbroughChampionship
- 29 Nov 2025Middlesbrough2-1DerbyChampionship
- 1 Mar 2025Middlesbrough1-0DerbyChampionship
- 17 Aug 2024Derby1-0MiddlesbroughChampionship
- 12 Feb 2022Middlesbrough4-1DerbyChampionship
- 21 Aug 2021Derby0-0MiddlesbroughChampionship
- 13 Feb 2021Derby2-1MiddlesbroughChampionship
- 25 Nov 2020Middlesbrough3-0DerbyChampionship
- 11 Jan 2020Middlesbrough2-2DerbyChampionship
- 2 Nov 2019Derby2-0MiddlesbroughChampionship
and 5 older ones.
The last meeting was on 1 Jan 2026: Derby 1-0 Middlesbrough. With Middlesbrough at home: 5 home wins, 2 draws and 1 away win in 8 matches, goals 15-8. Middlesbrough last won this fixture on 29 Nov 2025 (Middlesbrough 2-1 Derby). Derby last won it on 1 Jan 2026 (Derby 1-0 Middlesbrough).
The numbers compared
All Championship team stats →Middlesbrough on the left, Derby on the right: league matches only, 11 and 11 played.
The questions people ask
- What time does Middlesbrough v Derby kick off?
- Saturday 5 December at 12:30pm UK time, at Riverside Stadium.
- What channel is Middlesbrough v Derby on in the UK?
- Sky Sports+. Checked on 22 October 2026 (Fan Banter).
- How can I live stream Middlesbrough v Derby?
- 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.
- Is Middlesbrough v Derby on a main Sky Sports channel or on Sky Sports+?
- On Sky Sports+ only: it has not been picked for a main Sky Sports channel. Sky Sports+ is 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.
- Is Middlesbrough v Derby 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 Derby highlights?
- ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX.
- Where is Middlesbrough v Derby being played?
- At Riverside Stadium, capacity 34,742. Middlesbrough are the home side.
- Where are Middlesbrough and Derby in the table?
- Middlesbrough are 3rd with 22 points from 11 matches; Derby are 23rd with 6 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. Derby are 23rd, in the relegation zone: 13 pts off the play-offs.
- What form are Middlesbrough and Derby in?
- Last league results, most recent first. Middlesbrough: D W W D D (unbeaten in 9). Derby: L L D D L (2 defeats in a row).
- Who are the top scorers for Middlesbrough and Derby?
- Middlesbrough: Will Lankshear (9). Championship goals only.
- Who is the favourite in Middlesbrough v Derby?
- Arena Rete's model makes Middlesbrough favourites (70%), from the two sides' league results. Most likely score: 2-0. It is an estimate, not betting advice.
- What is the head-to-head record between Middlesbrough and Derby?
- 15 meetings on record: 6 wins for Middlesbrough, 4 draws, 5 wins for Derby; goals 19-16.
- When did Middlesbrough and Derby last meet?
- On 1 Jan 2026 (Championship): Derby 1-0 Middlesbrough.
- Where can I follow Middlesbrough v Derby live?
- On Arena Rete's match page: the score, the goalscorers and the line-ups update on their own.
The rest of the round on TV
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