BRISTOLCITYVMIDDLESBROUGH

Match insight

Bristol City and Middlesbrough sit in completely different tiers of this table right now, and the points gap backs that up. Middlesbrough currently sit 10 places and 7 points above Bristol City in the table — 2nd against 12th and inside the automatic promotion places. Bristol City have taken 4 points from their last 5, against 11 for Middlesbrough over the same stretch. A gap in class is still no guarantee of a result on the day — Bristol City have shown they can raise their game against bigger sides before.