BBC · Feb 20, 2025
Pick of the stats: Bristol City v Middlesbrough
Bristol City and Middlesbrough club badgesBristol City welcome Middlesbrough to Ashton Gate on Friday night (19:45 GMT) for a clash between two sides hoping to make the Championship play-offs.
The Robins are eighth, two points off the top six, but have won just two of their past seven games (D3 L2).
A run of four straight defeats for Boro and only two wins from their previous 11 matches (D4 L5) has seen them slip to 11th, four points behind West Bromwich Albion in sixth.
Bristol City have won each of their past three league games against Middlesbrough, last enjoying a longer winning run against Boro between 2012 and 2017 (five wins).