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Friday, 27/11/2026 at 21:00

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Match preview · Championship

Southampton – Middlesbrough

Southampton 4th in Championship Home 1.34 projected goals by the model
Middlesbrough 3rd in Championship Away 1.67 projected goals by the model

Model updated 21 October, 21:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.34 1.67
Southampton Middlesbrough
Southampton
28%
Draw
28%
Middlesbrough
44%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Southampton Draw Middlesbrough
Fair odds 3.54 3.57 2.29
Total goals
3.02
Over 2.5 goals
60%
Both teams to score
66%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Middlesbrough

44% Middlesbrough to win

Attack
1st vs 13th
Middlesbrough attack v Southampton defence
Defence
2nd vs 3rd
Middlesbrough defence v Southampton attack
Recent xG form
+0.87 vs +0.54
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.34 – 1.67
Southampton v Middlesbrough
How the model arrived here →

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 1.83 · 5th (better) 1.98 · 2nd
xGA / match 1.31 · 9th (better) 1.02 · 2nd
xGD / match +0.53 · 5th (better) +0.96 · 2nd
xPts / match 1.73 · 5th (better) 2.03 · 1st
Last 6 xGD / match +0.54 (better) +0.86

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 32% of the model's distribution.

Middlesbrough clean sheet
23%
Middlesbrough 2+ goals
52%
Under 2.5 goals
40%
Both teams to score: no
34%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
13.4%
1:2
10.6%
2:1
8.3%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Southampton sample
20 matches
Middlesbrough sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Southampton
6 matches
Away xG sample · Middlesbrough
5 matches
Computed
Wednesday, 21/10/2026 at 21:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.