Championship · Matchweek 26 · Jan 4

Middlesbrough - Southampton

Middlesbrough beat Southampton 4-0 in Championship (Matchweek 26).

🏟 Riverside Stadium 👤 Referee: Oliver Langford, England
Key events
Quick stats
%54 Possession %46
2.31 Expected goals (xG) 1.63
1.54 Pre-match xG 1.54
21 Total shots 15
5 Shots on target 4
8 Shots off target 6
8 Blocked shots 5
14 Shots inside box 10
7 Shots outside box 5
4 Saves 1
Match timeline
First half
A. Bangura ↔ A. BrowneSubstitution🔁
7'
FT 4 - 0
Match statsMiddlesbrough · Southampton
Key stats
%54 Possession %46
2.31 Expected goals (xG) 1.63
1.54 Pre-match xG 1.54
Shots
21 Total shots 15
5 Shots on target 4
8 Shots off target 6
8 Blocked shots 5
14 Shots inside box 10
7 Shots outside box 5
4 Saves 1
Attacking
107 Attacks 84
80 Dangerous attacks 38
Passing
442 Total passes 375
380 Accurate passes 309
%86 Pass accuracy %82
Set pieces & discipline
11 Corners 5
1 Offsides 1
7 Fouls 12
12 Free kicks 7
16 Throw-ins 14
7 Goal kicks 9
Cards
0 Yellow cards 4
0 1st-half cards 0
0 2nd-half cards 4
By half
0 1st-half goals 0
4 2nd-half goals 0
7 1st-half corners 3
4 2nd-half corners 2
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
LineupsMiddlesbrough 4-2-3-1Southampton 3-4-2-1
HEAD TO HEAD5 meetings · 2023–2026
Middlesbrough 1
Sep 23who was on topMay 12
Southampton 1
1 Middlesbrough 3 draw 1 Southampton
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.0goals / match
55total goals
1/1clean sheets
2-1Middlesbrough best win · Sep 23
2-1Southampton best win · May 12
%80 Over 1.5 4/5
%40 Over 2.5 2/5
%0 Over 3.5 0/5
%80 BTTS 4/5
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Middlesbrough at home2 matches
1W 1D 0L 2:1
Southampton at home3 matches
1W 2D 0L 4:3
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Middlesbrough2W 2D 1L Southampton2W 2D 1L
1.60 1.60 Points per game
10 10 Goals scored
6 8 Goals conceded
1.89 1.46 xG average
1.35 1.68 xGA average
%20 %0 Clean sheets
%60 %100 BTTS
%60 %100 Over 2.5
7.0 6.4 Corners
1.6 1.2 Cards
Middlesbrough2W 5D 3L Southampton7W 2D 1L
1.10 2.30 Points per game
14 24 Goals scored
12 11 Goals conceded
2.24 1.60 xG average
1.10 1.49 xGA average
%20 %20 Clean sheets
%60 %80 BTTS
%50 %90 Over 2.5
9.3 5.9 Corners
1.5 1.2 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
5Middlesbroughin the table80pts
46matches 22-14-10W-D-L 72:47goals +25diff
LLDDW
4Southamptonin the table80pts
46matches 22-14-10W-D-L 82:56goals +26diff
WDWDD
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
May 12 Southampton 2-1 Middlesbrough Championship
May 9 Middlesbrough 0-0 Southampton Championship
Sep 27 Southampton 1-1 Middlesbrough Championship
Mar 29 Southampton 1-1 Middlesbrough Championship
Sep 23 Middlesbrough 2-1 Southampton Championship
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