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Derby vs Middlesbrough — Championship 2025

Derby
Derby
Preview
19:45
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
3/16/2027ChampionshipChampionship · Round 38Pride Park
Big match
42%
Middlesbrough
model favours
30%28%42%
1–1
likely score
59%
under 2.5 goals
47%
both teams score

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 6+ matches

Derby30%
×Draw28%
Middlesbrough42%
✓ Correct in 49 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
48.6%
Always home
43.8%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 48.6% correct across 15,072 matches, vs 43.8% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.1% correct · Away picks 45.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Derby
1.04
Middlesbrough
1.28

Middlesbrough creates 23% more chances

Season form · 6 home / 6 away

creates per match

Derby
1.04
Middlesbrough
1.44

allows per match

Derby
1.12
Middlesbrough
1.03

finishing

Derby-0.04on par
Middlesbrough-0.27scores less

Total goals

59%Under
  • Under59
  • Over41

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

53%No
  • No53
  • Yes47

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Derby ↓

Middlesbrough →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–010%
0–113%
0–28%
0–33%
0–41%
1
1–010%
1–113%
1–28%
1–34%
1–41%
2
2–05%
2–17%
2–24%
2–32%
2–41%
3
3–02%
3–12%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–00%
4–11%
4–20%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 0–1 (13%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
67%33%2.5
41%59%3.5
20%80%4.5
9%91%

Double chance

Derby or draw
58%
Derby or Middlesbrough
72%
Draw or Middlesbrough
70%

Winning margin

Derby wins by 2+
11%
Middlesbrough wins by 2+
19%

Team goals

Derby 1+ goals
65%
Derby 2+ goals
28%
Derby 3+ goals
9%
Middlesbrough 1+ goals
72%
Middlesbrough 2+ goals
37%
Middlesbrough 3+ goals
14%

Draw no bet

Derby (draw refunded)
42%
Middlesbrough (draw refunded)
58%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
34%
Both score & under 3
13%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Derby at home — creates 1.04, concedes 1.12 · 6 matches

Middlesbrough away — creates 1.44, concedes 1.03 · 6 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Derby attack 1.04 + Middlesbrough defence 1.03 → ÷2 → 1.04

Middlesbrough attack 1.44 + Derby defence 1.12 → ÷2 → 1.28

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 42%?"

Derby scores more
30%
level
28%
Middlesbrough scores more
42%

Middlesbrough at 42% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 42% does not mean "Middlesbrough will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Style Matchup

Contrasting styles
Derby
Balanced
Middlesbrough
Attack-heavy
47%Possession60%
75%Pass accuracy85%
10.5Shots14.7
1.06xGBiggest gap1.64
Pass acc.ShotsxGBox shareShot acc.Defense
DerbyMiddlesbrough

Head-to-head

5 previous meetings

2
Derby
0
Draws
3
Middlesbrough
Avg goals: 2.2BTTS: 40%
1–01–20–11–01–4

Playing styles from match stats. Historical H2H record. Not a prediction.

Form
Derby
LWLWL
Middlesbrough
LDDDW

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

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