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Ace Football previews the Championship round 10 match between Middlesbrough and Bristol City and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Bristol City go up against Middlesbrough on Saturday for a Championship meeting at Riverside Stadium.

Placed nineth in the table Middlesbrough have amassed 14 points after nine matches. On 11 points, Bristol City rank 16th with nine matches played this season.

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Team form: Middlesbrough vs Bristol City

Middlesbrough Form

Middlesbrough are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Stoke by 2-0, before beating West Bromwich by 0-1. The winning streak came to an end against Watford, who ran out 2-1 winners. Middlesbrough won three of their previous six matches at Riverside Stadium in the Championship. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring 12 goals to eight against.

Bristol City Form

In their previous three matches, Bristol City drew 1-1 with Swansea, 0-0 with Sheffield Wednesday and 1-1 with Cardiff. Bristol City came through their last six away games in the Championship without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew three and lost three in which, they were outscored by 13 goals to three.

Betting stats and facts for Middlesbrough and Bristol City

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Middlesbrough and Bristol City. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

  • In 11 of the last 13 Middlesbrough matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 8 of the last 9 Middlesbrough matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 7 of the last 9 Middlesbrough matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 5 of the last 6 Middlesbrough matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 5 of the last 7 Middlesbrough home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 17 of the last 19 Bristol City matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 12 of the last 14 Bristol City away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 11 of the last 13 Bristol City matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 10 of the last 12 Bristol City away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In the last 3 Bristol City matches the sum of goals was under 2.5

Players in form: Middlesbrough vs Bristol City

Hayden Hackney is showing good form for Middlesbrough, scoring two goals in their last six matches. Luke McNally scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

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Full-time result

Middlesbrough claimed six wins, drew two and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Bristol City won three, drew four and lost three of their last 10 games away. Middlesbrough didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches at Riverside Stadium. Bristol City have not lost to Middlesbrough in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Middlesbrough scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Bristol City got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Bristol City managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Middlesbrough were first on target in six of their last 10 outings. Both teams scored in the last 7 consecutive meetings between Middlesbrough and Bristol City.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Middlesbrough, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Bristol City’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.

Betting prediction: Middlesbrough vs Bristol City

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Middlesbrough and Bristol City seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Championship match.

Middlesbrough vs Bristol City: Who wins the game?

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