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Middlesbrough vs Southampton
9 May 2026, 12:30 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Farai HallamChampionship 2025/2026 · 22 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
MiddlesbroughMin
Southampton- 55′
Cyle Larin
Yellowcard
Foul
- 59′
Flynn Downes
Yellowcard
Foul
- 60′⇄
Ross Stewart
Substitution
Off: Cyle Larin
- ⇄
Alan Browne
Substitution
Off: Riley McGree
68′ - 69′⇄
Shea Emmanuel Charles
Substitution
Off: Flynn Downes
- 69′⇄
Kuryu Matsuki
Substitution
Off: Tom Fellows
- ⇄
Leo Castledine
Substitution
Off: David Strelec
79′ - ⇄
Jeremy Sarmiento
Substitution
Off: Morgan Whittaker
79′ - 86′⇄
Samuel Edozie
Substitution
Off: Leo Scienza
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.63 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 7.62 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7.37 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.05 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 7.30 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7.48 | |
| 68 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 7.42 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 7.64 | |
| 79 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 7.55 | |
| 90 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 6.44 | |
| 79 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 6.49 | |
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| 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.34 | |
| 11 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.74 | |
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| 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.50 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2025/2026.
Middlesbrough
Latest: Watford · 5–1
Match stats
25 Apr 2026, 12:30 · Home vs Watford · 2025/2026
Southampton
Latest: Preston North End · 3–1
Match stats
2 May 2026, 12:30 · Away vs Preston North End · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Middlesbrough’s ground: 5 previous meetings, 3 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Middlesbrough’s home games with Southampton’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Middlesbrough
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Southampton
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Middlesbrough
Southampton
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Middlesbrough
Southampton
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Middlesbrough
Southampton
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.