Ace Football previews the Championship game between Burnley and Middlesbrough who meet up on Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Middlesbrough go up against Burnley this coming Friday for a Championship meeting at Turf Moor.
Burnley approach round 19 as number 2 in the Championship table with 36 points on their account so far. With 18 rounds behind them, Middlesbrough have amassed 30 points, placing them as number 5 in the standings.
Team form: Burnley vs Middlesbrough
Burnley Form
Burnley are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 0-1 win against Bristol City. They went on to beat Coventry by 2-0, before also getting the better of Stoke in a 0-2 victory. Burnley put four wins on the board in their previous six Championship matches at the Turf Moor. They drew twice while losing none, scored six goals while conceding one.
Middlesbrough Form
Two victories are what Middlesbrough have to show from their past three matches, as they first beat Oxford 2-6. This was followed by a 0-1 defeat against Blackburn, before winning again 3-1 against Hull. Middlesbrough won half their previous six away matches in the Championship, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored 15 goals whilst conceding nine.
Betting stats for Burnley and Middlesbrough
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Burnley and Middlesbrough played across all tournaments.
- In the last 17 Burnley matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 12 Burnley matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 12 Burnley matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 16 Burnley matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 17 of the last 19 Burnley home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Middlesbrough away matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In the last 3 Middlesbrough away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 4.5
- Middlesbrough have won 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Middlesbrough have won 4 of the last 5 matches in the Championship while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 7 Middlesbrough matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Burnley vs Middlesbrough
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Jay Rodriguez, who is performing well for Burnley. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Middlesbrough.The visitors will be looking to Emmanuel Latte Lath to find the net once again, after managing five Championship goals for Middlesbrough in recent matches.
Popular betting markets: Burnley vs Middlesbrough
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Turf Moor across all tournaments Burnley won five times, drew three and lost two times. Middlesbrough claimed five wins, two draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Burnley won their last 4 matches on the bounce. Burnley are on a fine streak of 9 matches without defeat at home. Middlesbrough conceded a goal in their previous 7 matches. Burnley have not lost to Middlesbrough in 6 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Burnley scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Middlesbrough scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Burnley have not conceded a goal in 5 consecutive games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Middlesbrough played. Burnley probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Friday, as Middlesbrough managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed eight clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Burnley have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Middlesbrough.
Total goals
Burnley saw over 2.5 goals in zero of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Middlesbrough, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.3 times goals per game themselves. Burnley didn’t concede a goal in their last 5 matches. Middlesbrough conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.