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Middlesbrough Stoke City betting prediction


Betting suggestion:

This match has all the conditions to be very close and with few chances of goals, as the clubs present gaps in the offensive sector. Playing at their stadium, Middlesbrough must master ball possession and attack in a more organized manner, but Stoke is very competent in quick transitions. However, it should be noted that 82% of "Boro" home matches ended with less than three goals. Having said that and also taking into account the negative momentum of both teams, betting in favor of the "UInder 2.5 Goals" market is a good option.
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Preview
Middlesbrough and Stoke City face at Riverside Stadium, in a match for the 23th round of the Championship. The head‑to‑head history indicates total balance, since there is a record of 2 draws and 1 win for each team in the last 4 matches. The last head‑to‑head between these two teams was played on 19‑04‑2019, and ended in a (1‑0) win by Middlesbrough. In this match the home advantage may play an important role, as both teams present significant differences between home and away performances.

Analysis Middlesbrough

The home team is currently in the 20th position of the league, with 21 points won, after 4 wins, 9 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Nottingham Forest, by (1‑1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Swansea City, by (3‑1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 21 goals scored and 28 conceded; against 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 15 goals scored and 14 conceded. For the league, Middlesbrough won 16 points out of 30 possible points, after 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in the last 10 home matches. There are a few recurrent results in their home matches: at half‑time 0‑0 (6 out of 11 matches) and after the 90' 1‑0 (4 out of 11 matches). 9 of their last 11 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals, so there is a tendency for few goals in their home matches. They have conceded the first goal in 12 of their 22 matches for this competition, and have never been able to turn the score around.

Middlesbrough comes for this match after a 3-1 loss in a trip to Swansea's stadium making this the second encounter in a row without a win in this English second division: the only goal of the team was signed by Tavernier. In this match against Stoke CIty, mister Jonathan Woodgate should privilege the maintenance of the ball and the organized attacks, however, in some moments of the match he should act in a more direct way. Forward Britt Assombalonga is Middlesbrough's top scorer with 6 goals scored. For this match the coach of the house will not count on McNair and Marcus Browne, both punished, besides Shotton, Friend, Randolph and Dijsteel, these injured.

Confirmed Lineup: Aynsley Pears, Djed Spence, Daniel Ayala, Hayden Coulson, Dael Fry, Stephen Walker, Jonathan Howson, Adam Clayton, Marcus Tavernier, George Saville, Ashley Fletcher.

Analysis Stoke

The away team is currently in the 22th position of the league, with 18 points won, after 5 wins, 3 draws and 14 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Luton Town, by (3‑0). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Reading, by (0‑0). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 18 goals scored and 21 conceded; against 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses at their stadium, with 19 goals scored and 24 conceded. Their last away match for this competition ended in a loss by (2‑1) against Hull City. In the last 10 away league matches Stoke City has a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses, so they have won 7 points out of 30 possible. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 22 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 13 times and have only turned the score around in 2.

Stoke City heads into this match with a 0-0 draw against Reading, thus totaling their second straight run without losing in this competition. In this match against Middlesbrough, mister Michael O'Neill should favor the defensive organization and the counterattacks through the corridors. Winger Thomas Ince is one of the most dangerous players on the attacking front, who is very competent in transporting the ball to the offense. On the other hand, Clucas is Stoke's top scorer with 5 goals. There are no major absentees for this game.

Confirmed Lineup: Jack Butland, Liam Lindsay, Tommy Smith, Danny Batth, Stephen Ward, Jordan Cousins, Thomas Ince, Sam Clucas, James McClean, Joe Allen, Lee Gregory.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Middlesbrough vs Stoke match, on 20 December 2019, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Under 2,5 goals ⇒ bet available on williamhill.

The Middlesbrough vs Stoke on 20 December 2019 will be played at Middlesbrough, Riverside Stadium.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the Middlesbrough Stoke match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Middlesbrough at with 68% of the tips.

 

Championship - 2019/2020

  • 100% 557 / 557 Games

  • Home team wins 41.65%
  • Draws 26.75%
  • Away team wins 31.6%
  • Over 1.5 73.43%
  • Over 2.5 49.37%
  • Over 3.5 26.75%
  • Goals 1467
  • Goals /match 2.63
  • Goals /match home 1.41
  • Goals /match away 1.23
  • Both teams score 52.96%
  • Goals after 80' 18.4%
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