Middlesbrough vs Southampton prediction and preview

Championship · Saturday 13 March 2027, 15:00 UTC

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Middlesbrough vs Southampton

Championship · Saturday 13 March 2027, 15:00 UTC · Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

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Middlesbrough vs Southampton preview

The Championship fixture between Middlesbrough and Southampton is scheduled for Saturday 13 March 2027 at 15:00 UTC at Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough. Middlesbrough sit 2nd on 28 points after 14 matches, while Southampton sit 1st on 28 points after 14 matches.

Middlesbrough come into the game with a L-W-W-D-W run in the league (3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5), while Southampton's recent sequence reads D-W-W-D-W. Over their last 6, Middlesbrough have scored 2.3 and conceded 1.2 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Southampton average 1.7 scored and 0.7 conceded across their last 6, with 3 clean sheets.

Head to head, Middlesbrough have 3 wins to Southampton's 3 across 10 meetings, with 4 draws. Those games averaged 2.3 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 12 May 2026, ended Southampton 1-1 Middlesbrough.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1Southampton148422914+1528WDWWD
2Middlesbrough148423019+1128WDWWL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Middlesbrough 3, draws 4, Southampton 3.

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Middlesbrough expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Radek Vitek, Adilson Malanda, Ashley Phillips, Aidan Morris, Callum Brittain, Neto Borges, Sebastian Berhalter, Amario Cozier-Duberry, Tommy Conway, Will Lankshear

Southampton expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Daniel Peretz, Jack Stephens, Keven Schlotterbeck, James Bree, Ryan Manning, Finn Azaz, James Ward-Prowse, Kuryu Matsuki, Samuel Edozie, Léo Scienza

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