ChampionshipFull time
DerbyDerby vs Middlesbrough — Championship
1-0
MiddlesbroughPride Park, Derby
Going into the match, Derby had won 3, drawn 3, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 1.5 goals a game; Middlesbrough had won 5, drawn 2, lost 3 in 10, scoring 1.6. The sides have met 3 times in our records: Derby 1 win, Middlesbrough 2 wins. Derby are 22nd in the Championship on 4 points; Middlesbrough are 4th on 13.
Match report
Home form going in: Derby
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 3, lost 4 (L D D W D). 1.5 scored per game, 1.5 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 90% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- L 2-1 at Leicester · 29 Dec 2025
- D 1-1 at Birmingham · 26 Dec 2025
- D 1-1 vs Portsmouth · 20 Dec 2025
- W 0-3 at Sheffield Weds · 15 Dec 2025
- D 1-1 vs Millwall · 10 Dec 2025
- L 1-3 vs Leicester · 6 Dec 2025
Away form going in: Middlesbrough
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 2, lost 3 (L D L W W). 1.6 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- L 0-1 vs Hull City · 29 Dec 2025
- D 0-0 vs Blackburn · 26 Dec 2025
- L 2-0 at Bristol City · 20 Dec 2025
- W 3-1 vs QPR · 13 Dec 2025
- W 1-2 at Charlton · 9 Dec 2025
- W 1-4 at Hull City · 5 Dec 2025
Head-to-head: Derby vs Middlesbrough
- Middlesbrough 2-1 Derby · 29 Nov 2025 · Championship
- Middlesbrough 1-0 Derby · 1 Mar 2025 · Championship
- Derby 1-0 Middlesbrough · 17 Aug 2024 · Championship
Match statistics
| Derby | Metric | Middlesbrough |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Total shots | 19 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 9 |
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 |
| 2 | Swansea | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | West Brom | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | QPR | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Charlton | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 12 |
| 7 | Southampton | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 8 | Birmingham | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 10 |
| 11 | Norwich | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Millwall | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | Sheffield Utd | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 15 | Blackburn | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Lincoln | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
| 17 | Watford | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 8 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 19 | Wrexham | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -4 | 7 |
| 20 | Bolton | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
| 21 | Cardiff | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 22 | Derby | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 4 |
| 23 | Preston | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 3 |
| 24 | Burnley | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 3 |