MIDDLESBROUGH. Bristol City and Middlesbrough draw 1-1. A. Weimann scored the first goal (10′) for Bristol City. C. Akpom settled the score (47′). Middlesbrough was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (72%)​

The match was played at the Riverside Stadium stadium in Middlesbrough on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Matt Donohue with the support of Paul Hodskinson and Richard Wild. The 4th official was James Bell. The weather was drizly. The temperature was cold at 10.8 degrees Celsius or 51.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Middlesbrough had a superior ball possession 72% while Bristol City was struggling with a 28% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Middlesbrough was putting more pressure with 82 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 8 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Middlesbrough to win the match​.

Middlesbrough shot 23 times, 8 on target, 15 off target. On the opposite side, Bristol City shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Middlesbrough received 3 yellow cards (R. Giles, R. McGree and T. Smith). Regarding the opposition, Bristol City received 2 yellow cards (J. Low and Z. Vyner).

Standings

After this match, Middlesbrough will have 21 points like Hull City to hold in the 20th place. On the opposite side, Bristol City will have 23 points like Coventry City to sit in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Middlesbrough will play away against Blackpool on the 8th of November with a 6-4 head to head statistic in favor of Blackpool (3 draws).

Bristol City will play away agasint Queens Park Rangers on the 6th of May with a 9-8 head to head record in favor of Bristol City (7 draws).

Middlesbrough – Formation

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: Zack Steffen (6.4), Tommy Smith (6.8), Dael Fry (7.0), Darragh Lenihan (6.8), Ryan Giles (6.5), Jonathan Howson (7.3), Hayden Hackney (7.5), Isaiah Jones (6.4), Chuba Akpom (7.3), Riley McGree (6.4) and Marcus Forss (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Matthew Hoppe, Anfernee Dijksteel, Liam Roberts, Rodrigo Muniz, Matt Crooks (6.3), Alex Mowatt and Paddy McNair.

Substitutions

Middlesbrough made only 1 change substituting M. Forss for M. Crooks (72′)​.

Best player: Hayden Hackney​

The most impressive player for Middlesbrough was Hayden Hackney.

His rating is (7.5) with 77 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Bristol City – Formation

Bristol City started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Nigel Pearson played with: Max O’Leary (7.8), Zak Vyner (7.4), Timm Klose (7.2), Cameron Pring (6.9), Antoine Semenyo (6.6), Joe Williams (7.0), Matty James (6.7), Alex Scott (7.0), Andreas Weimann (6.8), Tommy Conway (7.2) and Nahki Wells (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Sam Bell, Andy King, Chris Martin, Joe Low (6.4), Jay Dasilva (6.8), Mark Sykes and Daniel Bentley.

Substitutions

Bristol City made 3 changes: A. Semenyo for J. Dasilva (69′), T. Conway for S. Bell (75′) and A. Weimann for J. Low (82′).

Best player: Max O’Leary​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bristol City was the goalkeeper: Max O’Leary. His rating is 7.84. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Watford – Coventry City – 0-1
• Swansea City – Wigan Athletic – 2-2
• Sunderland – Cardiff City – 0-1
• Stoke City – Birmingham City – 1-2
• Sheffield United – Burnley – 5-2
• Rotherham United – Norwich City – 1-2
• Queens Park Rangers – West Bromwich Albion – 0-1
• Millwall – Hull City – 0-0
• Middlesbrough – Bristol City – 1-1
• Blackpool – Luton Town – 0-1
• Blackburn Rovers – Huddersfield Town – 1-0