Derby host Middlesbrough in the England Championship on 1 January 2026, Thursday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 15:00 UK Time.
Derby return to Pride Park still searching for momentum after a run dominated by draws. Middlesbrough arrive with mixed results but show enough attacking variation to suggest this contest may open more than Derby’s recent scorelines imply.
With both sides regularly involved in tight games that turn late, this fixture has the feel of one that could shift sharply after the first goal.
Derby’s recent form highlights a team that stays competitive without fully taking control. Three consecutive 1-1 draws against Birmingham, Portsmouth and Millwall show their ability to respond when behind, but also underline a lack of cutting edge to finish games. Their latest match ended in a 2-1 defeat against Leicester as well.
At home, Derby have conceded in each of their last three matches, even when controlling long spells. The heavy 3-0 win at Sheffield Wednesday stands out as an exception where space allowed them to attack with freedom. In tighter settings, their matches tend to remain finely balanced until the closing stages.
That pattern keeps Derby involved, but it also increases the likelihood of both sides finding opportunities.
Middlesbrough’s recent results reflect inconsistency rather than decline. Wins over QPR and Charlton showed their attacking potential, while defeats to Hull City and Bristol City came in games where chances were created but not taken.
Away from home, Middlesbrough have been more open. They conceded twice at Bristol City and still found ways to score at Charlton. Even in defeats, their matches rarely remain passive for long stretches.
The head to head record also supports a competitive outlook. Four of the last five meetings were settled by a single goal, with both sides often trading momentum during the match.
The best bet is Over 2.5 goals and both teams to score at 2.40 odds. Derby’s recent home matches consistently involve goals at both ends, while Middlesbrough’s away fixtures tend to open once structure breaks. That combination points towards a game that develops rather than stalls.
A valuable bet is the correct score prediction of Middlesbrough 2-1 at 9.50 odds. Middlesbrough have edged recent meetings and carry enough attacking threat to capitalise if Derby leave spaces late on. With Derby rarely pulling clear, a narrow away win fits the overall trends.
| Derby | Middlesbrough | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 45 | 48 |
| Wins | 20 | 22 |
| Draws | 9 | 15 |
| Loss | 16 | 11 |
| Goals For | 66 | 73 |
| Goals Against | 57 | 49 |
| Derby | Middlesbrough | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 22 | 24 |
| Wins | 10 | 10 |
| Draws | 6 | 8 |
| Loss | 6 | 6 |
| Goals For | 30 | 39 |
| Goals Against | 25 | 31 |
|
25.04.26
|
QPR Derby |
2-3 |
|
21.04.26
|
Norwich Derby |
2-1 |
|
18.04.26
|
Derby Oxford |
1-0 |
|
11.04.26
|
Southampton Derby |
2-1 |
|
06.04.26
|
Derby Stoke City |
2-0 |
|
03.04.26
|
Coventry Derby |
3-2 |
|
21.03.26
|
Derby Birmingham |
1-0 |
|
16.03.26
|
Portsmouth Derby |
0-1 |
|
10.03.26
|
Millwall Derby |
1-0 |
|
07.03.26
|
Derby Sheffield Wednesday |
2-1 |
|
28.02.26
|
Derby Blackburn |
3-1 |
|
24.02.26
|
Hull City Derby |
4-2 |
|
21.02.26
|
Watford Derby |
2-0 |
|
14.02.26
|
Derby Swansea |
2-0 |
|
07.02.26
|
Derby Ipswich |
1-2 |
|
30.01.26
|
Bristol City Derby |
0-5 |
|
23.01.26
|
Derby West Brom |
1-1 |
|
20.01.26
|
Charlton Derby |
1-2 |
|
17.01.26
|
Preston Derby |
0-1 |
|
11.01.26
|
Derby Leeds |
1-3 |
|
04.01.26
|
Derby Wrexham |
1-2 |
|
01.01.26
|
Derby Middlesbrough |
1-0 |
|
29.12.25
|
Leicester Derby |
2-1 |
|
26.12.25
|
Birmingham Derby |
1-1 |
|
20.12.25
|
Derby Portsmouth |
1-1 |
|
15.12.25
|
Sheffield Wednesday Derby |
0-3 |
|
10.12.25
|
Derby Millwall |
1-1 |
|
06.12.25
|
Derby Leicester |
1-3 |
|
29.11.25
|
Middlesbrough Derby |
2-1 |
|
25.11.25
|
Swansea Derby |
1-2 |
|
22.11.25
|
Derby Watford |
2-3 |
|
08.11.25
|
Blackburn Derby |
1-2 |
|
04.11.25
|
Derby Hull City |
2-1 |
|
01.11.25
|
Sheffield United Derby |
1-3 |
|
25.10.25
|
Derby QPR |
1-0 |
|
21.10.25
|
Derby Norwich |
1-0 |
|
18.10.25
|
Oxford Derby |
1-0 |
|
04.10.25
|
Derby Southampton |
1-1 |
|
30.09.25
|
Derby Charlton |
1-1 |
|
27.09.25
|
Wrexham Derby |
1-1 |
|
20.09.25
|
Derby Preston |
0-1 |
|
13.09.25
|
West Brom Derby |
0-1 |
|
30.08.25
|
Ipswich Derby |
2-2 |
|
26.08.25
|
Burnley Derby |
2-1 |
|
22.08.25
|
Derby Bristol City |
1-1 |
|
16.08.25
|
Derby Coventry |
3-5 |
|
12.08.25
|
West Brom Derby (Penalties:2 - 3) |
1-1 |
|
09.08.25
|
Stoke City Derby |
3-1 |
|
02.08.25
|
Derby Atromitos |
2-0 |
|
26.07.25
|
Burton Albion Derby |
2-1 |
|
18.04.26
|
Derby Oxford |
1-0 |
|
06.04.26
|
Derby Stoke City |
2-0 |
|
21.03.26
|
Derby Birmingham |
1-0 |
|
07.03.26
|
Derby Sheffield Wednesday |
2-1 |
|
28.02.26
|
Derby Blackburn |
3-1 |
|
14.02.26
|
Derby Swansea |
2-0 |
|
07.02.26
|
Derby Ipswich |
1-2 |
|
23.01.26
|
Derby West Brom |
1-1 |
|
11.01.26
|
Derby Leeds |
1-3 |
|
04.01.26
|
Derby Wrexham |
1-2 |
|
01.01.26
|
Derby Middlesbrough |
1-0 |
|
20.12.25
|
Derby Portsmouth |
1-1 |
|
10.12.25
|
Derby Millwall |
1-1 |
|
06.12.25
|
Derby Leicester |
1-3 |
|
22.11.25
|
Derby Watford |
2-3 |
|
04.11.25
|
Derby Hull City |
2-1 |
|
25.10.25
|
Derby QPR |
1-0 |
|
21.10.25
|
Derby Norwich |
1-0 |
|
04.10.25
|
Derby Southampton |
1-1 |
|
30.09.25
|
Derby Charlton |
1-1 |
|
20.09.25
|
Derby Preston |
0-1 |
|
22.08.25
|
Derby Bristol City |
1-1 |
|
16.08.25
|
Derby Coventry |
3-5 |
|
02.08.25
|
Derby Atromitos |
2-0 |
|
03.05.25
|
Derby Stoke City |
0-0 |
|
18.04.25
|
Derby Luton |
0-1 |
|
08.04.25
|
Derby Burnley |
0-0 |
|
02.04.25
|
Derby Preston |
2-0 |
|
11.03.25
|
Derby Coventry |
2-0 |
|
08.03.25
|
Derby Blackburn |
2-1 |
|
22.02.25
|
Derby Millwall |
0-1 |
|
11.02.25
|
Derby Oxford |
0-0 |
|
01.02.25
|
Derby Sheffield United |
0-1 |
|
21.01.25
|
Derby Sunderland |
0-1 |
|
18.01.25
|
Derby Watford |
0-2 |
|
29.12.24
|
Derby Leeds |
0-1 |
|
26.12.24
|
Derby West Brom |
2-1 |
|
13.12.24
|
Derby Portsmouth |
4-0 |
|
01.12.24
|
Derby Sheffield Wednesday |
1-2 |
|
27.11.24
|
Derby Swansea |
1-2 |
|
09.11.24
|
Derby Plymouth |
1-1 |
|
26.10.24
|
Derby Hull City |
1-1 |
|
05.10.24
|
Derby QPR |
2-0 |
|
28.09.24
|
Derby Norwich |
2-3 |
|
14.09.24
|
Derby Cardiff |
1-0 |
|
31.08.24
|
Derby Bristol City |
3-0 |
|
17.08.24
|
Derby Middlesbrough |
1-0 |
|
13.08.24
|
Derby Chesterfield |
2-1 |
|
03.08.24
|
Derby Valladolid |
2-1 |
|
24.07.24
|
Derby Chesterfield |
0-4 |
|
25.04.26
|
QPR Derby |
2-3 |
|
21.04.26
|
Norwich Derby |
2-1 |
|
11.04.26
|
Southampton Derby |
2-1 |
|
03.04.26
|
Coventry Derby |
3-2 |
|
16.03.26
|
Portsmouth Derby |
0-1 |
|
10.03.26
|
Millwall Derby |
1-0 |
|
24.02.26
|
Hull City Derby |
4-2 |
|
21.02.26
|
Watford Derby |
2-0 |
|
30.01.26
|
Bristol City Derby |
0-5 |
|
20.01.26
|
Charlton Derby |
1-2 |
|
17.01.26
|
Preston Derby |
0-1 |
|
29.12.25
|
Leicester Derby |
2-1 |
|
26.12.25
|
Birmingham Derby |
1-1 |
|
15.12.25
|
Sheffield Wednesday Derby |
0-3 |
|
29.11.25
|
Middlesbrough Derby |
2-1 |
|
25.11.25
|
Swansea Derby |
1-2 |
|
08.11.25
|
Blackburn Derby |
1-2 |
|
01.11.25
|
Sheffield United Derby |
1-3 |
|
18.10.25
|
Oxford Derby |
1-0 |
|
27.09.25
|
Wrexham Derby |
1-1 |
|
13.09.25
|
West Brom Derby |
0-1 |
|
30.08.25
|
Ipswich Derby |
2-2 |
|
26.08.25
|
Burnley Derby |
2-1 |
|
12.08.25
|
West Brom Derby (Penalties:2 - 3) |
1-1 |
|
09.08.25
|
Stoke City Derby |
3-1 |
|
26.07.25
|
Burton Albion Derby |
2-1 |
|
22.07.25
|
Walsall Derby |
2-3 |
|
18.07.25
|
Salzburg Derby |
1-2 |
|
12.07.25
|
Matlock Town Derby |
1-1 |
|
26.04.25
|
Hull City Derby |
0-1 |
|
21.04.25
|
West Brom Derby |
1-3 |
|
12.04.25
|
Portsmouth Derby |
2-2 |
|
05.04.25
|
Swansea Derby |
1-0 |
|
15.03.25
|
Plymouth Derby |
2-3 |
|
01.03.25
|
Middlesbrough Derby |
1-0 |
|
14.02.25
|
QPR Derby |
4-0 |
|
08.02.25
|
Norwich Derby |
1-1 |
|
25.01.25
|
Cardiff Derby |
2-1 |
|
14.01.25
|
Leyton Orient Derby (Penalties:6 - 5) |
1-1 |
|
04.01.25
|
Bristol City Derby |
1-0 |
|
01.01.25
|
Sheffield Wednesday Derby |
4-2 |
|
20.12.24
|
Luton Derby |
2-1 |
|
10.12.24
|
Burnley Derby |
0-0 |
|
07.12.24
|
Leeds Derby |
2-0 |
|
23.11.24
|
Preston Derby |
1-1 |
|
06.11.24
|
Coventry Derby |
1-2 |
|
02.11.24
|
Stoke City Derby |
2-1 |
|
22.10.24
|
Oxford Derby |
1-1 |
|
19.10.24
|
Millwall Derby |
1-1 |
|
01.10.24
|
Sunderland Derby |
2-0 |
|
12.05.26
|
Southampton Middlesbrough |
2-1 |
|
09.05.26
|
Middlesbrough Southampton |
0-0 |
|
02.05.26
|
Wrexham Middlesbrough |
2-2 |
|
25.04.26
|
Middlesbrough Watford |
5-1 |
|
22.04.26
|
Middlesbrough Sheffield Wednesday |
1-0 |
|
19.04.26
|
Ipswich Middlesbrough |
2-2 |
|
11.04.26
|
Middlesbrough Portsmouth |
0-1 |
|
06.04.26
|
Swansea Middlesbrough |
2-2 |
|
03.04.26
|
Middlesbrough Millwall |
1-2 |
|
21.03.26
|
Blackburn Middlesbrough |
0-0 |
|
14.03.26
|
Middlesbrough Bristol City |
1-1 |
|
11.03.26
|
Middlesbrough Charlton |
0-1 |
|
08.03.26
|
QPR Middlesbrough |
0-4 |
|
02.03.26
|
Birmingham Middlesbrough |
1-3 |
|
24.02.26
|
Middlesbrough Leicester |
1-1 |
|
21.02.26
|
Middlesbrough Oxford |
0-0 |
|
16.02.26
|
Coventry Middlesbrough |
3-1 |
|
09.02.26
|
Sheffield United Middlesbrough |
1-2 |
|
31.01.26
|
Middlesbrough Norwich |
1-0 |
|
24.01.26
|
Middlesbrough Preston |
4-0 |
|
21.01.26
|
Stoke City Middlesbrough |
1-2 |
|
16.01.26
|
West Brom Middlesbrough |
2-3 |
|
10.01.26
|
Fulham Middlesbrough |
3-1 |
|
04.01.26
|
Middlesbrough Southampton |
4-0 |
|
01.01.26
|
Derby Middlesbrough |
1-0 |
|
29.12.25
|
Middlesbrough Hull City |
0-1 |
|
26.12.25
|
Middlesbrough Blackburn |
0-0 |
|
20.12.25
|
Bristol City Middlesbrough |
2-0 |
|
13.12.25
|
Middlesbrough QPR |
3-1 |
|
09.12.25
|
Charlton Middlesbrough |
1-2 |
|
05.12.25
|
Hull City Middlesbrough |
1-4 |
|
29.11.25
|
Middlesbrough Derby |
2-1 |
|
25.11.25
|
Middlesbrough Coventry |
2-4 |
|
22.11.25
|
Oxford Middlesbrough |
1-1 |
|
08.11.25
|
Middlesbrough Birmingham |
2-1 |
|
04.11.25
|
Leicester Middlesbrough |
1-1 |
|
01.11.25
|
Watford Middlesbrough |
3-0 |
|
25.10.25
|
Middlesbrough Wrexham |
1-1 |
|
22.10.25
|
Sheffield Wednesday Middlesbrough |
0-1 |
|
17.10.25
|
Middlesbrough Ipswich |
2-1 |
|
04.10.25
|
Portsmouth Middlesbrough |
1-0 |
|
30.09.25
|
Middlesbrough Stoke City |
0-0 |
|
27.09.25
|
Southampton Middlesbrough |
1-1 |
|
19.09.25
|
Middlesbrough West Brom |
2-1 |
|
13.09.25
|
Preston Middlesbrough |
2-2 |
|
30.08.25
|
Middlesbrough Sheffield United |
1-0 |
|
23.08.25
|
Norwich Middlesbrough |
1-2 |
|
16.08.25
|
Millwall Middlesbrough |
0-3 |
|
12.08.25
|
Middlesbrough Doncaster |
0-4 |
|
09.08.25
|
Middlesbrough Swansea |
1-0 |
|
09.05.26
|
Middlesbrough Southampton |
0-0 |
|
25.04.26
|
Middlesbrough Watford |
5-1 |
|
22.04.26
|
Middlesbrough Sheffield Wednesday |
1-0 |
|
11.04.26
|
Middlesbrough Portsmouth |
0-1 |
|
03.04.26
|
Middlesbrough Millwall |
1-2 |
|
14.03.26
|
Middlesbrough Bristol City |
1-1 |
|
11.03.26
|
Middlesbrough Charlton |
0-1 |
|
24.02.26
|
Middlesbrough Leicester |
1-1 |
|
21.02.26
|
Middlesbrough Oxford |
0-0 |
|
31.01.26
|
Middlesbrough Norwich |
1-0 |
|
24.01.26
|
Middlesbrough Preston |
4-0 |
|
04.01.26
|
Middlesbrough Southampton |
4-0 |
|
29.12.25
|
Middlesbrough Hull City |
0-1 |
|
26.12.25
|
Middlesbrough Blackburn |
0-0 |
|
13.12.25
|
Middlesbrough QPR |
3-1 |
|
29.11.25
|
Middlesbrough Derby |
2-1 |
|
25.11.25
|
Middlesbrough Coventry |
2-4 |
|
08.11.25
|
Middlesbrough Birmingham |
2-1 |
|
25.10.25
|
Middlesbrough Wrexham |
1-1 |
|
17.10.25
|
Middlesbrough Ipswich |
2-1 |
|
30.09.25
|
Middlesbrough Stoke City |
0-0 |
|
19.09.25
|
Middlesbrough West Brom |
2-1 |
|
30.08.25
|
Middlesbrough Sheffield United |
1-0 |
|
12.08.25
|
Middlesbrough Doncaster |
0-4 |
|
09.08.25
|
Middlesbrough Swansea |
1-0 |
|
02.08.25
|
Middlesbrough Deportivo La Coruna |
2-2 |
|
26.04.25
|
Middlesbrough Norwich |
0-0 |
|
18.04.25
|
Middlesbrough Plymouth |
2-1 |
|
08.04.25
|
Middlesbrough Leeds |
0-1 |
|
29.03.25
|
Middlesbrough Oxford |
2-1 |
|
11.03.25
|
Middlesbrough QPR |
2-1 |
|
01.03.25
|
Middlesbrough Derby |
1-0 |
|
15.02.25
|
Middlesbrough Watford |
0-1 |
|
03.02.25
|
Middlesbrough Sunderland |
2-3 |
|
21.01.25
|
Middlesbrough West Brom |
2-0 |
|
11.01.25
|
Middlesbrough Blackburn |
0-1 |
|
04.01.25
|
Middlesbrough Cardiff |
1-1 |
|
29.12.24
|
Middlesbrough Burnley |
0-0 |
|
26.12.24
|
Middlesbrough Sheffield Wednesday |
3-3 |
|
14.12.24
|
Middlesbrough Millwall |
1-0 |
|
30.11.24
|
Middlesbrough Hull City |
3-1 |
|
27.11.24
|
Middlesbrough Blackburn |
0-1 |
|
09.11.24
|
Middlesbrough Luton |
5-1 |
|
02.11.24
|
Middlesbrough Coventry |
0-3 |
|
23.10.24
|
Middlesbrough Sheffield United |
1-0 |
|
19.10.24
|
Middlesbrough Bristol City |
0-2 |
|
28.09.24
|
Middlesbrough Stoke City |
2-0 |
|
14.09.24
|
Middlesbrough Preston |
1-1 |
|
27.08.24
|
Middlesbrough Stoke City |
0-5 |
|
24.08.24
|
Middlesbrough Portsmouth |
2-2 |
|
12.05.26
|
Southampton Middlesbrough |
2-1 |
|
02.05.26
|
Wrexham Middlesbrough |
2-2 |
|
19.04.26
|
Ipswich Middlesbrough |
2-2 |
|
06.04.26
|
Swansea Middlesbrough |
2-2 |
|
21.03.26
|
Blackburn Middlesbrough |
0-0 |
|
08.03.26
|
QPR Middlesbrough |
0-4 |
|
02.03.26
|
Birmingham Middlesbrough |
1-3 |
|
16.02.26
|
Coventry Middlesbrough |
3-1 |
|
09.02.26
|
Sheffield United Middlesbrough |
1-2 |
|
21.01.26
|
Stoke City Middlesbrough |
1-2 |
|
16.01.26
|
West Brom Middlesbrough |
2-3 |
|
10.01.26
|
Fulham Middlesbrough |
3-1 |
|
01.01.26
|
Derby Middlesbrough |
1-0 |
|
20.12.25
|
Bristol City Middlesbrough |
2-0 |
|
09.12.25
|
Charlton Middlesbrough |
1-2 |
|
05.12.25
|
Hull City Middlesbrough |
1-4 |
|
22.11.25
|
Oxford Middlesbrough |
1-1 |
|
04.11.25
|
Leicester Middlesbrough |
1-1 |
|
01.11.25
|
Watford Middlesbrough |
3-0 |
|
22.10.25
|
Sheffield Wednesday Middlesbrough |
0-1 |
|
04.10.25
|
Portsmouth Middlesbrough |
1-0 |
|
27.09.25
|
Southampton Middlesbrough |
1-1 |
|
13.09.25
|
Preston Middlesbrough |
2-2 |
|
23.08.25
|
Norwich Middlesbrough |
1-2 |
|
16.08.25
|
Millwall Middlesbrough |
0-3 |
|
26.07.25
|
Rangers Middlesbrough |
2-2 |
|
23.07.25
|
Bradford City Middlesbrough |
2-0 |
|
03.05.25
|
Coventry Middlesbrough |
2-0 |
|
21.04.25
|
Sheffield Wednesday Middlesbrough |
2-1 |
|
12.04.25
|
Millwall Middlesbrough |
1-0 |
|
04.04.25
|
Blackburn Middlesbrough |
0-2 |
|
15.03.25
|
Luton Middlesbrough |
0-0 |
|
08.03.25
|
Swansea Middlesbrough |
1-0 |
|
25.02.25
|
Stoke City Middlesbrough |
1-3 |
|
21.02.25
|
Bristol City Middlesbrough |
2-1 |
|
12.02.25
|
Sheffield United Middlesbrough |
3-1 |
|
25.01.25
|
Preston Middlesbrough |
2-1 |
|
18.01.25
|
Portsmouth Middlesbrough |
2-1 |
|
01.01.25
|
Hull City Middlesbrough |
0-1 |
|
21.12.24
|
Plymouth Middlesbrough |
3-3 |
|
10.12.24
|
Leeds Middlesbrough |
3-1 |
|
06.12.24
|
Burnley Middlesbrough |
1-1 |
|
23.11.24
|
Oxford Middlesbrough |
2-6 |
|
05.11.24
|
QPR Middlesbrough |
1-4 |
|
27.10.24
|
Norwich Middlesbrough |
3-3 |
|
05.10.24
|
Watford Middlesbrough |
2-1 |
|
01.10.24
|
West Brom Middlesbrough |
0-1 |
|
21.09.24
|
Sunderland Middlesbrough |
1-0 |
|
31.08.24
|
Cardiff Middlesbrough |
0-2 |
|
17.08.24
|
Derby Middlesbrough |
1-0 |
|
29.11.2025
|
Middlesbrough Derby |
2-1
|
|
01.03.2025
|
Middlesbrough Derby |
1-0
|
|
17.08.2024
|
Derby Middlesbrough |
1-0
|
|
12.02.2022
|
Middlesbrough Derby |
4-1
|
|
21.08.2021
|
Derby Middlesbrough |
0-0
|
|
17.08.2024
|
Derby Middlesbrough |
1-0
|
|
21.08.2021
|
Derby Middlesbrough |
0-0
|
|
13.02.2021
|
Derby Middlesbrough |
2-1
|
|
02.11.2019
|
Derby Middlesbrough |
2-0
|
|
01.01.2019
|
Derby Middlesbrough |
1-1
|
|
21.04.2018
|
Derby Middlesbrough |
1-2
|