Championship: Plymouth vs Middlesbrough – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 22 match between Plymouth and Middlesbrough and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Plymouth enjoy home advantage, when visitors Middlesbrough swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Placed 23th in the table Plymouth have amassed 17 points after 20 matches. On 34 points, Middlesbrough rank sixth with 20 matches played this season.

Form: Plymouth vs Middlesbrough

Plymouth Form

In their last three matches, Plymouth lost 4-0 against Bristol City, 1-2 against Swansea and 2-0 against Sheffield United. Plymouth won three of their previous six matches at Home Park in the Championship. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring 12 goals to nine against.

Middlesbrough Form

Middlesbrough claimed a single victory in their last three matches. They started with a 1-1 draw against Burnley. Afterwards, a 3-1 defeat against Leeds followed, before beating Millwall 1-0. Middlesbrough claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads 12 goals conceded and 16 scored.

Betting stats for Plymouth and Middlesbrough

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

Players on top: Plymouth vs Middlesbrough

With two goals in six matches Andre Gray has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Middlesbrough and their defence. The visitors hope Emmanuel Latte Lath adds another to his current tally of four goals in his latest matches.

Betting markets: Plymouth vs Middlesbrough

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Home Park across all tournaments Plymouth won five times, drew three and lost two times. Middlesbrough claimed four wins, two draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Plymouth lost their previous 4 matches. Middlesbrough have not lost to Plymouth in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Plymouth scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Middlesbrough got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive away games Middlesbrough played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Plymouth managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Middlesbrough kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Middlesbrough have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Plymouth when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Plymouth saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Middlesbrough, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.4 times goals per game. Plymouth conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches.