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Match preview · Championship

Southampton – Middlesbrough

Southampton Home 2nd in Championship
1.39
Middlesbrough Away 1st in Championship
1.82 Projected xG
Southampton
27%
Fair 3.73
Draw
27%
Fair 3.75
Middlesbrough
46%
Fair 2.15

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Data coverage · full
  • Southampton 20/20
  • Middlesbrough 20/20
  • Model updated 30 October, 06:30
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Recent form

Last 6 · xG per match
Southampton xG 1.81 xGA 1.30
  • W 1.71 created, 2.24 conceded against Bristol City
  • L 2.08 created, 0.54 conceded against Wrexham
  • W 1.28 created, 1.18 conceded against Portsmouth
  • W 2.34 created, 1.07 conceded against Norwich City
  • D 1.87 created, 1.22 conceded against Bolton Wanderers
  • W 1.55 created, 1.52 conceded against West Ham United
Middlesbrough xG 2.34 xGA 1.00
  • D 1.52 created, 1.69 conceded against Millwall
  • D 2.14 created, 1.23 conceded against Birmingham City
  • W 0.90 created, 0.68 conceded against Wolverhampton
  • W 2.57 created, 0.65 conceded against Stoke City
  • D 2.71 created, 0.85 conceded against Cardiff City
  • W 4.17 created, 0.91 conceded against Bolton Wanderers

xG created xG conceded (xGA) W / D / L: the match result

Goals & scorelines

Total goals
3.21
Over 2.5 goals
64%
Both teams to score
68%
Middlesbrough 2+ goals
56%
Middlesbrough clean sheet
22%

Most likely scorelines

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 31% of the model's distribution.

1:1
12.2%
1:2
10.7%
2:1
7.9%

Why the model favours Middlesbrough

Attack, defence and recent form all point to Middlesbrough.

Attack
Favours Middlesbrough
1st vs 13th
Middlesbrough attack v Southampton defence
Defence
Favours Middlesbrough
2nd vs 3rd
Middlesbrough defence v Southampton attack
Recent xG form
Favours Middlesbrough
+1.33 vs +0.51
xGD per match, last 6
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Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Southampton and Middlesbrough compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Southampton Middlesbrough
xG / match 1.81 · 4th (better) 2.16 · 1st
xGA / match 1.33 · 10th (better) 1.02 · 2nd
xGD / match +0.48 · 5th (better) +1.15 · 1st
xPts / match 1.70 · 5th (better) 2.10 · 1st
Last 6 xGD / match +0.51 (better) +1.33

Head to head

Southampton 0 Draws 1 Middlesbrough 1

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Match result

Southampton to win
26.8% 3.73 —
Draw
26.7% 3.75 —
Middlesbrough to win
46.5% 2.15 —

Goals

Over 1.5 goals
86.7% 1.15 —
Under 1.5 goals
13.3% 7.50 —
Over 2.5 goals
64.2% 1.56 —
Under 2.5 goals
35.8% 2.80 —

Both teams to score

Both teams to score
68.4% 1.46 —
Both teams not to score
31.6% 3.17 —

Team goals — Southampton

Southampton to score
77.8% 1.29 —
Southampton not to score
22.2% 4.51 —
Southampton 2+ goals
41.4% 2.41 —
Southampton at most 1 goal
58.6% 1.71 —

Team goals — Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough to score
86.1% 1.16 —
Middlesbrough not to score
13.9% 7.20 —
Middlesbrough 2+ goals
56.3% 1.78 —
Middlesbrough at most 1 goal
43.7% 2.29 —

What the model doesn't know

It reads expected goals and nothing else — not the lineups, injuries or suspensions, what either side is playing for, the weather or a congested schedule.

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