Middlesbrough

Riverside Stadium · Est. 1876

Capacity: 34,988Middlesbroughgrass
2026/2027

Middlesbrough's 2025/2026 Championship Campaign

Middlesbrough concluded the 2025/2026 Championship season in a respectable fifth place, amassing 80 points from 46 games. Their record of 22 wins, 14 draws, and 10 defeats showcased a solid balance between attack and defence, with 72 goals scored and 47 conceded. The team demonstrated consistent performances both at home and away, notching 12 home victories and 10 on the road, while maintaining a sturdy defensive line that delivered 14 clean sheets across the campaign.

Throughout the season, Middlesbrough's ability to grind out results was evident, with a notably strong away goal tally of 39 compared to 34 at home. Despite some setbacks, they maintained a competitive edge, ending with a positive goal difference of +25. The season’s narrative was one of resilience and determination, laying a solid foundation for the challenges ahead.

Looking forward, Middlesbrough will aim to build on this promising platform, striving to convert close encounters into decisive victories and further tighten their defensive record. The campaign has set the stage for a push towards greater heights in the Championship.

League position

Position 3
  • Promotion
  • Relegation

Points trajectory

Rank 3

Manager

K. Hellberg

Sweden

Season at a glance

W 4·D 3·L 116–12 GF/GA+4 GD1 clean sheetsDWWDD

Streaks

Last 5 home4W1D0Llast 5
Last 5 away1W2D1Llast 5
Scored5/5
Conceded3/5

Last result

Middlesbrough
1-0
Wolves
10 Oct

Next match

Stoke City
20:00
Middlesbrough
13 Oct

Championship table

#TeamPPts
1Swansea920
2Middlesbrough918
3West Ham916
As of 19 Jul 2026View full table →
Last 5: ←oldest

Middlesbrough's 2025/2026 Campaign: Solid but Streaky

Middlesbrough’s 2025/2026 Championship journey has been marked by a mix of consistency and occasional hiccups. They secured 22 wins across the campaign, evenly split between home (12) and away (10), showing they can perform on any turf. However, with 14 draws and 11 losses, it’s clear they dropped points more often by sharing the spoils rather than suffering defeat.

The defence has been fairly reliable, conceding 49 goals in total and keeping 14 clean sheets, predominantly at home. Offensively, they have been more prolific away from home, netting 39 goals compared to 34 on their own patch. While their biggest winning streak isn’t recorded, the balance of results suggests a team capable of strong runs but also prone to intermittent setbacks. Middlesbrough’s 5th-place finish with 80 points reflects a campaign of hard work, peppered with moments where they perhaps could have pushed harder for automatic promotion.

Statistics

Home / Away splits

HomeGoals forAway
11
5
HomeGoals againstAway
7
5
HomeClean sheetsAway
0
1
HomeFailed to scoreAway
HomeAvg goals scored / gameAway
2.80vs1.30

Biggest results

  • Biggest home win3-1
  • Biggest away win0-1
  • Biggest away loss2-1

Week-by-week trends

team vs league avg (dashed)
Goals for
17
Goals against
12
Goal difference
+5
Clean sheets
2
Points / round
18.0

Team Intelligence

Form & Record▾

Last 8 competitive

WLWDWWDD
Win %50.0%
Clean Sheet %12.5%
Avg Scored2.00
Avg Conceded1.50
Injuries▾
A. Jones13 Oct
Missing Fixture
Advanced Metrics▾
QA Goals/Game2.10
QA Conceded/Game1.43
Opposition Strength0.95x league average

Current Streaks

Competitive matches only

  • Scored in their last 5 games

  • Conceded in 3 of last 5 games

  • Clean sheet in 2 of last 5 games

  • Won 3 of last 5 games

  • No active streak

  • Drew 2 of last 5 games

  • No active streak

Top Performers▾

Middlesbrough's Home and Away Split in the 2025/2026 Championship

Middlesbrough have enjoyed a strong home presence this campaign, winning 12 of their 24 matches at the Riverside and keeping a tidy 10 clean sheets. Their defence at home concedes less than a goal per game, with just 18 goals allowed, highlighting a solid backline when playing in front of their own fans.

Away from home, the story is a bit different. While they have actually scored more goals on the road (39 compared to 34 at home), their defence has been leakier, conceding 31 goals and managing only 4 clean sheets. This contrast suggests Middlesbrough are a more attacking and less cautious side away, which might explain their slightly lower win rate and the higher number of goals conceded.

Overall, their balanced approach has served them well, placing them comfortably in the top five of the Championship as the 2025/2026 season winds down.

Middlesbrough's Fipster Prediction Record

Fipster has been keeping a keen eye on Middlesbrough in the 2025/2026 Championship campaign, building a modest but promising record. Out of four fixtures graded, the model has netted one star prediction, two ticks, and just one miss. Not quite perfect, but enough to suggest the algorithm is getting a decent read on the Boro's form.

With 22 wins and 16 draws from 46 matches, the team has shown plenty of resilience, which Fipster seems to have captured reasonably well. It’s early days yet, but the data hints that Middlesbrough might be a side worth backing – at least, according to the model's own homework.

Injuries

A. Jones
A. Jones
Calf Injury
Missing Fixture

Venue

Riverside Stadium

Riverside Stadium

Middlesbrough
Capacity: 34,988
Surface: grass