MIDDLESBROUGH. Bristol City prevailed over Middlesbrough to win 2-1. A goal from S. Silvera was decisive in the 90min. It was Bristol City to strike first with a goal of Jason Knight at the 16′. Then Matty James scored again for Bristol City in the 17′ minute. Eventually, Sam Silvera reduced the distance for Middlesbrough (90′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Middlesbrough was truly better in terms of ball possession (69%).​

The match was played at the Riverside Stadium stadium in Middlesbrough on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 24,881 spectators.​ The referee was Samuel Allison with the assistance of Andrew Fox and Bhupinder Gill. The 4th official was Thomas Kirk. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 8.67 degrees Celsius or 47.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Middlesbrough

1 - 2

Bristol City

  • ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
  • 16 Total 12
  • 6 On Target 7
  • 4 Off Target 3
  • 6 Shots blocked 2
  • 133 Attack 91
  • 73 Dangerous attack 27
  • 75 Ball safe 72
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 1
  • 5 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 9 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Middlesbrough had a strong ball possession 69% while Bristol City was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Middlesbrough had a more offensive attitude with 73 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, Bristol City found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Middlesbrough shot 16 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Bristol City shot 12 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card (Daniel Barlaser). On the other side, Bristol City didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

16'
Jason Knight(goal)Robert Dickie
17'
Matty James(goal)
46'
Anis Mehmeti- sub ->Harry Cornick
57'
T. Conway- sub ->Nahki Wells
58'
Ross McCrorie- sub ->Sam Bell
Riley McGree- sub ->Lewis O\'Brien
68'
Luke Thomas- sub ->Lukas Engel
68'
71'
Joe Williams- sub ->Matty James
Dan Barlaser- Yellow
73'
78'
Haydon Roberts- sub ->Cameron Pring
Sam Silvera- sub ->Sam Greenwood
80'
Sam Silvera(goal)Finn Azaz
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
46
Ipswich Town
96
46
Leeds United
90
46
Southampton
87
46
West Bromwich Albion
75
46
Norwich City
73
46
Hull City
70
46
Middlesbrough
69
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
63
46
Bristol City
62
46
Cardiff City
62
46
Millwall
59
46
Swansea City
57
46
Watford
56
46
Sunderland
56
46
Stoke City
56
46
Queens Park Rangers
56
46
Blackburn Rovers
53
46
Sheffield Wednesday
53
46
Plymouth Argyle
51
46
Birmingham City
50
46
Huddersfield Town
45
46
Rotherham United
27
46

After playing this contest, Middlesbrough stays with 41 points like Watford and Bristol City to remain in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Bristol City will has 41 points like Watford and Middlesbrough to sit in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Middlesbrough will play away against Preston North End on the 14th of February with a 11-5 head to head record in favor of Middlesbrough (8 draws).

Bristol City will host Southampton on the 13th of February with a 5-3 head to head in favor of Bristol City (1 draw).

Middlesbrough – Formation

Middlesbrough
G
Tom Glover 23.Australia
7.1
D
Rav van den Berg 3.Netherlands
7.3
D
Dael Fry 6.England
7.0
D
Luke Ayling 12.England
7.5
D
Lukas Engel 27.Denmark
6.4
68'
M
Dan Barlaser 4.England
7.5
73'
M
H. Hackney 7.England
8.1
M
Finn Azaz 20.England
7.5
M
Marcus Forss 21.Finland
7.1
M
Lewis O'Brien 28.England
6.7
68'
F
Josh Coburn 19.England
F
Sam Greenwood 29.England
6.4
80'
Substitutes
G
Seny Dieng 1.Senegal
D
Luke Thomas 33.England
6.8
68'
D
M. Clarke 5.England
D
A. Dijksteel 15.Suriname
D
Paddy McNair 17.Northern Ireland
M
Jonathan Howson 16.England
M
Riley McGree 8.Australia
7.0
68'
F
A. Gilbert 14.England
F
Sam Silvera 18.Australia
7.5
80' 90'

Middlesbrough started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Michael Carrick decided to play with the following team: Josh Coburn, Tom Glover (7.1), Luke Ayling (7.5), Dael Fry (7.0), Rav van den Berg (7.3), Lukas Engel (6.4), Lewis O’Brien (6.7), Daniel Barlaser (7.5), Marcus Forss (7.1), Hayden Hackney (8.1), Finn Azaz (7.5) and Sam Greenwood (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Jonathan Howson, Luke Thomas (6.8), Seny Dieng, Matthew Clarke, Riley McGree (7.0), Alexander Gilbert, Anfernee Dijksteel, Paddy McNair and Sam Silvera (7.5).

Substitutions

Middlesbrough made 3 changes: Sam Greenwood for Sam Silvera (80′), Lewis O’Brien for Riley McGree (68′) and Lukas Engel for Luke Thomas (68′).

Player of the match: Hayden Hackney​

The most impressive player for Middlesbrough was Hayden Hackney.

His rating is 8.1 with 118 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 9.

Bristol City – Formation

Bristol City
G
Max O'Leary 1.England
7.3
D
Cameron Pring 3.England
7.1
78'
D
Rob Dickie 16.England
7.3
D
George Tanner 19.England
7.5
D
Zak Vyner 26.England
6.7
M
Jason Knight 12.Republic of Ireland
7.5
16'
M
Taylor Gardner-Hickman 22.England
7.1
M
Matty James 6.England
8.1
71' 17'
M
Harry Cornick 9.England
7.7
46'
M
Sam Bell 20.England
6.7
58'
F
Nahki Wells 21.Bermuda
7.0
57'
Substitutes
G
S. Bajić 23.France
D
Ross McCrorie 2.Scotland
6.6
58'
D
Haydon Roberts 24.England
6.3
78'
D
J. Knight-Lebel 27.Canada
M
Joe Williams 8.England
7.0
71'
M
Anis Mehmeti 11.Albania
6.6
46'
M
Andy King 10.Wales
F
T. Conway 15.Scotland
6.4
57'
F
D. Mebude 47.Scotland

Bristol City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Liam Manning played with: Max O’Leary (7.3), George Tanner (7.5), Zak Vyner (6.7), Robert Dickie (7.3), Cameron Pring (7.1), Sam Bell (6.7), Matty James (8.1), Taylor Gardner-Hickman (7.1), Harry Cornick (7.7), Jason Knight (7.5), Nahki Wells (7.0).

They had on the bench: Ross McCrorie (6.6), Joe Williams (7.0), Anis Mehmeti (6.6), Tommy Conway (6.4), Andy King, Stefan Bajić, Haydon Roberts (6.3), Jamie Knight-Lebel and Adedire Mebude.

Substitutions

Bristol City made 5 changes: Harry Cornick for Anis Mehmeti (46′), Nahki Wells for Tommy Conway (57′), Sam Bell for Ross McCrorie (58′), Matty James for Joe Williams (71′) and Cameron Pring for Haydon Roberts (78′).

Player of the match: Matty James​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bristol City was Matty James.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 30 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​