Middlesbrough 4–0 Southampton – England Championship, 4 Jan 2026

Match facts

Middlesbrough Southampton

22 Shots 16

5 Shots on target 5

11 Corners 5

7 Fouls 12

0 Yellow cards 4

0 Red cards 0

Our pre-match prediction

✓ Result correct ✓ Goals correct ✗ BTTS missed Calculated after the match, using only matches played before kick-off (300 league matches this season so far).

Result Middlesbrough to win

Goals Over 2.5

Both teams score Yes fair 1.80

Expected goals 1.57 – 1.21

Home / Draw / Away

46% 25% 30%

MiddlesbroughDrawSouthampton

Under / Over 2.5 goals

47% 53%

Under 2.5Over 2.5

Both teams to score

44% 56%

NoYes

Total goals in the match

6% 0

17% 1

24% 2

22% 3

16% 4

15% 5+

Most likely scores

1–1 11.8% 1–0 9.7% 2–1 9.2%

Statistics 2025/2026, before this match

Middlesbrough before this match, all matches

1.72points / match

1.32scored / match

1.04conceded / match

12 7 6

WonDrawnLost 25 played · 33:26

Southampton before this match, all matches

1.32points / match

1.52scored / match

1.36conceded / match

8 9 8

WonDrawnLost 25 played · 38:34

Middlesbrough all matches all matches Southampton

Per match

1.32 Goals scored 1.52

1.04 Goals conceded 1.36

2.36 Total goals 2.88

14.28 Shots 14.60

4.08 Shots on target 5.20

10.24 Shots faced 12.96

6.28 Corners 5.56

4.32 Corners against 4.56

9.56 Fouls 10.72

1.64 Yellow cards 1.88

0.64 1st-half goals scored 0.84

0.52 1st-half goals conceded 0.44

How often Full Time

48% Wins 32%

28% Draws 36%

24% Losses 32%

92% Over 0.5 goals 88%

68% Over 1.5 goals 88%

48% Over 2.5 goals 64%

16% Over 3.5 goals 32%

8% Over 4.5 goals 12%

4% Over 5.5 goals 4%

56% Both teams scored 80%

24% Clean sheets 16%

28% Failed to score 16%

How often Half Time

32% Wins 28%

28% Draws 52%

40% Losses 20%

72% Over 0.5 goals 64%

28% Over 1.5 goals 36%

12% Over 2.5 goals 16%

Goals in the last 10 matches (scored up, conceded down; oldest left)

Middlesbrough all matches

1

D

2

4

L

2

1

W

4

1

W

2

1

W

3

1

W

2

L

D

1

L

1

L

Southampton all matches

5

1

W

3

W

2

3

L

3

1

W

3

2

W

1

2

L

1

D

1

2

L

1

D

Middlesbrough before this match, at home

2.00points / match

1.33scored / match

0.92conceded / match

7 3 2

WonDrawnLost 12 played · 16:11

Southampton before this match, away

1.00points / match

1.62scored / match

1.77conceded / match

3 4 6

WonDrawnLost 13 played · 21:23

Middlesbrough at home away Southampton

Per match

1.33 Goals scored 1.62

0.92 Goals conceded 1.77

2.25 Total goals 3.38

13.50 Shots 13.46

4.17 Shots on target 5.31

11.33 Shots faced 14.54

5.92 Corners 4.77

5.08 Corners against 4.69

9.67 Fouls 11.38

1.00 Yellow cards 2.23

0.58 1st-half goals scored 0.85

0.50 1st-half goals conceded 0.54

How often Full Time

58% Wins 23%

25% Draws 31%

17% Losses 46%

83% Over 0.5 goals 100%

58% Over 1.5 goals 100%

50% Over 2.5 goals 77%

17% Over 3.5 goals 38%

8% Over 4.5 goals 15%

8% Over 5.5 goals 8%

58% Both teams scored 100%

33% Clean sheets 0%

25% Failed to score 0%

How often Half Time

33% Wins 23%

33% Draws 62%

33% Losses 15%

67% Over 0.5 goals 69%

25% Over 1.5 goals 38%

17% Over 2.5 goals 8%

Goals in the last 10 matches (scored up, conceded down; oldest left)

Middlesbrough at home

2

1

W

D

2

1

W

1

D

2

1

W

2

4

L

2

1

W

3

1

W

D

1

L

Southampton away

2

1

W

1

D

1

3

L

1

2

L

2

1

W

5

1

W

2

3

L

1

2

L

1

2

L

1

D

Last 10 matches before this match

Middlesbrough all matches

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
01.01.26	Derby – Middlesbrough	1–0 (0–0)	3.05	3.25	2.25	2.10	1.73
29.12.25	Middlesbrough – Hull	0–1 (0–1)	1.62	3.90	4.50	1.73	2.10
26.12.25	Middlesbrough – Blackburn	0–0 (0–0)	1.76	3.60	4.33	1.93	1.93
20.12.25	Bristol City – Middlesbrough	2–0 (1–0)	2.65	3.40	2.45	1.85	2.00
13.12.25	Middlesbrough – QPR	3–1 (2–0)	1.86	3.70	3.80	1.91	1.91
09.12.25	Charlton – Middlesbrough	1–2 (0–2)	3.30	3.25	2.10	2.10	1.73
05.12.25	Hull – Middlesbrough	1–4 (0–4)	2.95	3.50	2.20	1.73	2.10
29.11.25	Middlesbrough – Derby	2–1 (0–1)	1.71	3.60	5.00	2.20	1.67
25.11.25	Middlesbrough – Coventry	2–4 (1–2)	2.57	3.40	2.55	1.93	1.93
22.11.25	Oxford – Middlesbrough	1–1 (1–0)	3.70	3.30	1.96	2.05	1.80

Southampton all matches

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
01.01.26	Southampton – Millwall	0–0 (0–0)	1.71	3.60	4.50	1.80	2.00
29.12.25	Birmingham – Southampton	1–1 (0–0)	2.30	3.40	2.85	1.80	2.00
26.12.25	Oxford – Southampton	2–1 (1–1)	3.90	3.80	1.76	1.73	2.10
20.12.25	Southampton – Coventry	1–1 (0–1)	2.40	3.70	2.57	1.62	2.30
13.12.25	Norwich – Southampton	2–1 (0–0)	3.30	3.90	1.96	1.62	2.30
09.12.25	Southampton – West Brom	3–2 (3–0)	1.79	3.75	3.90	1.73	2.10
06.12.25	Southampton – Birmingham	3–1 (2–0)	2.25	3.50	2.85	1.93	1.93
29.11.25	Millwall – Southampton	3–2 (0–0)	3.05	3.60	2.20	1.98	1.88
25.11.25	Southampton – Leicester	3–0 (3–0)	1.96	3.60	3.70	1.80	2.00
22.11.25	Charlton – Southampton	1–5 (1–5)	2.65	3.05	2.65	2.10	1.73

Middlesbrough at home

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
29.12.25	Middlesbrough – Hull	0–1 (0–1)	1.62	3.90	4.50	1.73	2.10
26.12.25	Middlesbrough – Blackburn	0–0 (0–0)	1.76	3.60	4.33	1.93	1.93
13.12.25	Middlesbrough – QPR	3–1 (2–0)	1.86	3.70	3.80	1.91	1.91
29.11.25	Middlesbrough – Derby	2–1 (0–1)	1.71	3.60	5.00	2.20	1.67
25.11.25	Middlesbrough – Coventry	2–4 (1–2)	2.57	3.40	2.55	1.93	1.93
08.11.25	Middlesbrough – Birmingham	2–1 (2–1)	2.55	3.25	2.65	2.30	1.62
25.10.25	Middlesbrough – Wrexham	1–1 (0–1)	1.68	3.60	4.75	2.00	1.85
17.10.25	Middlesbrough – Ipswich	2–1 (1–0)	2.70	3.25	2.50	2.10	1.73
30.09.25	Middlesbrough – Stoke	0–0 (0–0)	1.76	3.40	4.50	2.00	1.80
19.09.25	Middlesbrough – West Brom	2–1 (1–0)	2.10	3.40	3.30	2.10	1.73

Southampton away

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
29.12.25	Birmingham – Southampton	1–1 (0–0)	2.30	3.40	2.85	1.80	2.00
26.12.25	Oxford – Southampton	2–1 (1–1)	3.90	3.80	1.76	1.73	2.10
13.12.25	Norwich – Southampton	2–1 (0–0)	3.30	3.90	1.96	1.62	2.30
29.11.25	Millwall – Southampton	3–2 (0–0)	3.05	3.60	2.20	1.98	1.88
22.11.25	Charlton – Southampton	1–5 (1–5)	2.65	3.05	2.65	2.10	1.73
05.11.25	QPR – Southampton	1–2 (0–0)	2.75	3.25	2.45	1.95	1.90
25.10.25	Blackburn – Southampton	2–1 (0–1)	2.95	3.25	2.30	2.00	1.80
21.10.25	Bristol City – Southampton	3–1 (1–1)	2.40	3.30	2.75	1.93	1.93
04.10.25	Derby – Southampton	1–1 (1–1)	3.50	3.30	2.05	2.20	1.67
30.09.25	Sheffield United – Southampton	1–2 (1–0)	2.30	3.40	2.85	1.93	1.93

Score badge: green win, amber draw, red loss for the team named above. Half-time score in brackets. Bold odds = the outcome that happened. A league code next to the date means the match was played in another league.

Head-to-head since 2021/2022, before this match

1 2

Middlesbrough winsDrawsSouthampton wins

3matches

2.33goals / match

33%over 2.5

100%both scored

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
27.09.25E1	Southampton – Middlesbrough	1–1 (0–0)	2.30	3.40	2.85	1.88	1.98
29.03.24E1	Southampton – Middlesbrough	1–1 (1–0)	1.57	4.50	5.25	1.48	2.60
23.09.23E1	Middlesbrough – Southampton	2–1 (1–1)	2.50	3.40	2.80	1.73	2.10

England Championship table 2025/2026, before this match

All matches – league table
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	26	15	7	4	57	29	+28	52
2	Ipswich	25	12	8	5	42	24	+18	44
3	Middlesbrough	25	12	7	6	33	26	+7	43
4	Watford	25	11	8	6	37	29	+8	41
5	Hull	25	12	5	8	40	38	+2	41
6	Preston	25	10	10	5	34	25	+9	40
7	Millwall	25	11	7	7	27	32	-5	40
8	Bristol City	25	11	6	8	38	27	+11	39
9	QPR	26	11	5	10	38	39	-1	38
10	Stoke	25	11	4	10	30	23	+7	37
11	Wrexham	25	9	10	6	36	31	+5	37
12	Derby	25	9	8	8	34	33	+1	35
13	Birmingham	26	9	7	10	35	36	-1	34
14	Leicester	25	9	7	9	35	37	-2	34
15	Southampton	25	8	9	8	38	34	+4	33
16	Sheffield United	25	10	2	13	36	38	-2	32
17	Swansea	25	9	5	11	26	31	-5	32
18	West Brom	25	9	4	12	28	33	-5	31
19	Charlton	24	7	7	10	23	30	-7	28
20	Blackburn	24	7	6	11	22	28	-6	27
21	Portsmouth	24	6	7	11	21	35	-14	25
22	Norwich	25	6	6	13	28	37	-9	24
23	Oxford	25	5	7	13	25	35	-10	22
24	Sheffield Weds	25	1	8	16	18	51	-33	11

Home – league table
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	12	9	2	1	27	9	+18	29
2	Ipswich	13	8	4	1	24	11	+13	28
3	Watford	13	8	4	1	23	12	+11	28
4	Birmingham	13	7	5	1	27	13	+14	26
5	Middlesbrough	12	7	3	2	16	11	+5	24
6	QPR	13	7	2	4	24	17	+7	23
7	Preston	13	6	5	2	19	12	+7	23
8	Wrexham	13	6	5	2	24	19	+5	23
9	Hull	13	7	2	4	19	19	0	23
10	Millwall	13	7	2	4	15	16	-1	23
11	West Brom	12	6	4	2	16	11	+5	22
12	Bristol City	13	6	3	4	23	13	+10	21
13	Swansea	13	6	3	4	16	16	0	21
14	Stoke	12	6	2	4	18	10	+8	20
15	Southampton	12	5	5	2	17	11	+6	20
16	Leicester	12	5	4	3	17	14	+3	19
17	Charlton	11	5	3	3	13	12	+1	18
18	Portsmouth	13	5	3	5	14	14	0	18
19	Sheffield United	12	5	2	5	18	13	+5	17
20	Derby	13	4	5	4	16	18	-2	17
21	Oxford	12	3	4	5	13	17	-4	13
22	Norwich	12	3	1	8	12	17	-5	10
23	Blackburn	12	2	3	7	11	18	-7	9
24	Sheffield Weds	13	0	4	9	7	29	-22	4

Away – league table
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	14	6	5	3	30	20	+10	23
2	Middlesbrough	13	5	4	4	17	15	+2	19
3	Derby	12	5	3	4	18	15	+3	18
4	Hull	12	5	3	4	21	19	+2	18
5	Bristol City	12	5	3	4	15	14	+1	18
6	Blackburn	12	5	3	4	11	10	+1	18
7	Preston	12	4	5	3	15	13	+2	17
8	Stoke	13	5	2	6	12	13	-1	17
9	Millwall	12	4	5	3	12	16	-4	17
10	Ipswich	12	4	4	4	18	13	+5	16
11	Leicester	13	4	3	6	18	23	-5	15
12	Sheffield United	13	5	0	8	18	25	-7	15
13	QPR	13	4	3	6	14	22	-8	15
14	Wrexham	12	3	5	4	12	12	0	14
15	Norwich	13	3	5	5	16	20	-4	14
16	Southampton	13	3	4	6	21	23	-2	13
17	Watford	12	3	4	5	14	17	-3	13
18	Swansea	12	3	2	7	10	15	-5	11
19	Charlton	13	2	4	7	10	18	-8	10
20	Oxford	13	2	3	8	12	18	-6	9
21	West Brom	13	3	0	10	12	22	-10	9
22	Birmingham	13	2	2	9	8	23	-15	8
23	Sheffield Weds	12	1	4	7	11	22	-11	7
24	Portsmouth	11	1	4	6	7	21	-14	7

Middlesbrough Southampton

Under / Over goals 2025/2026, before this match

All matches – Under/Over goals
#
1	9	QPR	26	9	17	1.5	1.5	11	5	10	38	39	38
2	5	Hull	25	9	16	1.6	1.5	12	5	8	40	38	41
3	14	Leicester	25	9	16	1.4	1.5	9	7	9	35	37	34
4	15	Southampton	25	9	16	1.5	1.4	8	9	8	38	34	33
5	24	Sheffield Weds	25	9	16	0.7	2.0	1	8	16	18	51	11
6	1	Coventry	26	11	15	2.2	1.1	15	7	4	57	29	52
7	16	Sheffield United	25	10	15	1.4	1.5	10	2	13	36	38	32
8	4	Watford	25	11	14	1.5	1.2	11	8	6	37	29	41
9	13	Birmingham	26	12	14	1.3	1.4	9	7	10	35	36	34
10	2	Ipswich	25	12	13	1.7	1.0	12	8	5	42	24	44
11	23	Oxford	25	12	13	1.0	1.4	5	7	13	25	35	22
12	3	Middlesbrough	25	13	12	1.3	1.0	12	7	6	33	26	43
13	8	Bristol City	25	13	12	1.5	1.1	11	6	8	38	27	39
14	12	Derby	25	13	12	1.4	1.3	9	8	8	34	33	35
15	18	West Brom	25	13	12	1.1	1.3	9	4	12	28	33	31
16	22	Norwich	25	13	12	1.1	1.5	6	6	13	28	37	24
17	6	Preston	25	14	11	1.4	1.0	10	10	5	34	25	40
18	7	Millwall	25	14	11	1.1	1.3	11	7	7	27	32	40
19	10	Stoke	25	14	11	1.2	0.9	11	4	10	30	23	37
20	17	Swansea	25	14	11	1.0	1.2	9	5	11	26	31	32
21	21	Portsmouth	24	13	11	0.9	1.5	6	7	11	21	35	25
22	11	Wrexham	25	15	10	1.4	1.2	9	10	6	36	31	37
23	19	Charlton	24	15	9	1.0	1.2	7	7	10	23	30	28
24	20	Blackburn	24	15	9	0.9	1.2	7	6	11	22	28	27

Home – Under/Over goals
#
1	9	QPR	13	3	10	1.8	1.3	7	2	4	24	17	23
2	2	Ipswich	13	5	8	1.8	0.8	8	4	1	24	11	28
3	4	Watford	13	5	8	1.8	0.9	8	4	1	23	12	28
4	24	Sheffield Weds	13	5	8	0.5	2.2	0	4	9	7	29	4
5	5	Hull	13	6	7	1.5	1.5	7	2	4	19	19	23
6	8	Bristol City	13	6	7	1.8	1.0	6	3	4	23	13	21
7	11	Wrexham	13	6	7	1.8	1.5	6	5	2	24	19	23
8	13	Birmingham	13	6	7	2.1	1.0	7	5	1	27	13	26
9	16	Sheffield United	12	5	7	1.5	1.1	5	2	5	18	13	17
10	23	Oxford	12	5	7	1.1	1.4	3	4	5	13	17	13
11	1	Coventry	12	6	6	2.2	0.8	9	2	1	27	9	29
12	3	Middlesbrough	12	6	6	1.3	0.9	7	3	2	16	11	24
13	6	Preston	13	7	6	1.5	0.9	6	5	2	19	12	23
14	7	Millwall	13	7	6	1.2	1.2	7	2	4	15	16	23
15	10	Stoke	12	6	6	1.5	0.8	6	2	4	18	10	20
16	14	Leicester	12	6	6	1.4	1.2	5	4	3	17	14	19
17	15	Southampton	12	6	6	1.4	0.9	5	5	2	17	11	20
18	17	Swansea	13	7	6	1.2	1.2	6	3	4	16	16	21
19	21	Portsmouth	13	7	6	1.1	1.1	5	3	5	14	14	18
20	22	Norwich	12	6	6	1.0	1.4	3	1	8	12	17	10
21	18	West Brom	12	7	5	1.3	0.9	6	4	2	16	11	22
22	20	Blackburn	12	7	5	0.9	1.5	2	3	7	11	18	9
23	12	Derby	13	9	4	1.2	1.4	4	5	4	16	18	17
24	19	Charlton	11	7	4	1.2	1.1	5	3	3	13	12	18

Away – Under/Over goals
#
1	14	Leicester	13	3	10	1.4	1.8	4	3	6	18	23	15
2	15	Southampton	13	3	10	1.6	1.8	3	4	6	21	23	13
3	1	Coventry	14	5	9	2.1	1.4	6	5	3	30	20	23
4	5	Hull	12	3	9	1.8	1.6	5	3	4	21	19	18
5	12	Derby	12	4	8	1.5	1.2	5	3	4	18	15	18
6	16	Sheffield United	13	5	8	1.4	1.9	5	0	8	18	25	15
7	24	Sheffield Weds	12	4	8	0.9	1.8	1	4	7	11	22	7
8	9	QPR	13	6	7	1.1	1.7	4	3	6	14	22	15
9	13	Birmingham	13	6	7	0.6	1.8	2	2	9	8	23	8
10	18	West Brom	13	6	7	0.9	1.7	3	0	10	12	22	9
11	3	Middlesbrough	13	7	6	1.3	1.2	5	4	4	17	15	19
12	4	Watford	12	6	6	1.2	1.4	3	4	5	14	17	13
13	22	Norwich	13	7	6	1.2	1.5	3	5	5	16	20	14
14	23	Oxford	13	7	6	0.9	1.4	2	3	8	12	18	9
15	2	Ipswich	12	7	5	1.5	1.1	4	4	4	18	13	16
16	6	Preston	12	7	5	1.2	1.1	4	5	3	15	13	17
17	7	Millwall	12	7	5	1.0	1.3	4	5	3	12	16	17
18	8	Bristol City	12	7	5	1.2	1.2	5	3	4	15	14	18
19	10	Stoke	13	8	5	0.9	1.0	5	2	6	12	13	17
20	17	Swansea	12	7	5	0.8	1.2	3	2	7	10	15	11
21	19	Charlton	13	8	5	0.8	1.4	2	4	7	10	18	10
22	21	Portsmouth	11	6	5	0.6	1.9	1	4	6	7	21	7
23	20	Blackburn	12	8	4	0.9	0.8	5	3	4	11	10	18
24	11	Wrexham	12	9	3	1.0	1.0	3	5	4	12	12	14

U / O = matches with fewer / more goals than the line (both teams' goals). BTTS = both teams to score: Yes when both teams scored, No when at least one didn't. Pos = position in the league table. Click a column heading to sort; click again to reverse.