Southampton vs Middlesbrough prediction and preview

Southampton vs Middlesbrough

Championship · Friday 27 November 2026, 20:00 UTC · St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton

Southampton · Middlesbrough · Championship predictions

Southampton welcome Middlesbrough at St. Mary's Stadium in Southampton on Friday 27 November 2026 (20:00 UTC) in the Championship. Southampton go into the round 1st, on 28 points from 14 games, while Middlesbrough go into the round 2nd, on 28 points from 14 games.

Southampton come into the game with a D-W-W-D-W run in the league (3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5), while Middlesbrough's recent sequence reads L-W-W-D-W. Over their last 6, Southampton have scored 1.7 and conceded 0.7 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Middlesbrough average 2.3 scored and 1.2 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

Head to head, Southampton have 3 wins to Middlesbrough'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.