Southampton vs Middlesbrough prediction | 27 Nov 2026 | xGtoday


Southampton
Ranking: #119 overall, #23 in England

69.9 → 71.2 (+1.3 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-0 09 May Boro (A) 69.2 -0.4
2-1 12 May Boro (H) 69.7 +0.5
2-1 16 Aug Watford (A) 70.3 +0.6
3-1 22 Aug Stoke City (H) 70.5 +0.2
5-1 29 Aug Millwall (H) 71.2 +0.7
Middlesbrough
Ranking: #74 overall, #19 in England

73.7 → 74.3 (+0.6 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-1 12 May Southampton (A) 73.9 -0.5
1-0 23 May Hull City (A) 73.6 -0.3
2-1 15 Aug Lincoln City (H) 73.8 +0.2
2-1 22 Aug Blackburn (A) 73.9 +0.1
3-1 29 Aug West Brom (H) 74.3 +0.4

Southampton vs Middlesbrough: by the numbers

Southampton trail Middlesbrough by 45 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 4 in England.

Over their last 10 matches Southampton have moved +1.3 rating points, against +0.6 for Middlesbrough.

Last time these teams played, on 12 May 2026, Middlesbrough lost 0.5 rating points.

Southampton first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 81.6 on 11 Jan 2020.

Middlesbrough first climbed to joint #70 in our European rankings on 24 Oct 2023.