Championship: Middlesbrough vs Leicester – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 34 match between Middlesbrough and Leicester and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Middlesbrough enjoy home advantage, when visitors Leicester swing by this coming Tuesday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Middlesbrough are chasing the first place in the Championship after collecting 62 points from their initial 33 encounters. The Foxes trail them on 33 points after 33 rounds, sitting as number 22 in the table.

Form: Middlesbrough vs Leicester

Middlesbrough Form

Middlesbrough recorded a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, where they first beat Sheffield United 1-2. They were then defeated 3-1 against Coventry, before drawing 0-0 against Oxford. Middlesbrough won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored nine and conceded one goals.

Leicester Form

Leicester only managed two draws in their last three matches. They started by losing 3-4 at the hands of Southampton, before drawing 1-1 with Southampton. They secured another draw in their latest encounter against Stoke resulting 2-2. Leicester didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Championship matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 14 and scored seven goals themselves.

Betting facts for Middlesbrough and Leicester

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Middlesbrough and Leicester. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Middlesbrough vs Leicester

When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Tommy Conway brings great form to the table, as he is now on four goals in six games. Surely, Middlesbrough will start him against Leicester, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Abdul Fatawu, who notched up three goals in his past six games.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Riverside Stadium across all tournaments Middlesbrough won six times, drew two and lost two times. Leicester claimed two wins, three draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Amazingly, Leicester failed to keep a clean sheet in their 27 last matches. Middlesbrough have not lost to Leicester in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Middlesbrough scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Leicester scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 8 consecutive away games Leicester played. Middlesbrough managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Middlesbrough have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Leicester.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Middlesbrough’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Leicester, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.4 times goals per game.