Ace Football team offers the Championship round 43 match preview for Middlesbrough and Hull who meet up on Wednesday. The pre-match analysis includes the latest fixture stats and facts and a free betting tip for our readers.
The Championship clash at Riverside Stadium this coming Wednesday sees Middlesbrough hosting opponents Hull.
Ranked as number 4 in the Championship standings, Middlesbrough, have so far collected 71 points this season, while Hull collected 53 points. This puts them up as number 15 after 42 rounds.
Form: Middlesbrough vs Hull
Middlesbrough Form
In their last three matches, Middlesbrough lost 1-2 against Burnley and drew 2-2 against Bristol City, before winning 5-1 against Norwich. The Boro claimed four wins in their last six Championship matches at the Riverside Stadium. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded five and scored 19 goals.
Hull Form
Hull are unbeaten in their last three matches, which began with a 4-4 draw against Sunderland. Then, they took out Millwall 1-0, followed by a 0-0 draw with Blackburn. Hull didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Championship matches, but managed four draws and suffered two defeats. They conceded ten and scored seven goals themselves.
Betting stats for Middlesbrough and Hull
Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when betting on the upcoming match between Middlesbrough and Hull. The facts are based on the data from matches played across all tournaments.
- Middlesbrough have scored in 26 of the last 28 matches
- Middlesbrough have scored in the last 13 home matches in a row
- In 11 of the last 13 Middlesbrough matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Middlesbrough have not lost 12 of the last 14 home matches
- In 6 of the last 7 matches Middlesbrough played, both teams scored
- Hull have not won the last 7 away matches in a row
- In 7 of the last 9 Hull matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Hull have not won 9 of the last 11 matches
- In the last 3 away matches in a row Hull played, both teams scored
- In 7 of the last 9 Hull matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Interesting players: Middlesbrough vs Hull
Chuba Akpom look like value in the goal-scoring market with five strikes to his name in six Championship matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Ozan Tufan adds to his three Championship goals come on Wednesday.
Popular betting markets: Middlesbrough vs Hull
Full-time result
Middlesbrough claimed seven wins in their previous 10 home games across all tournaments, drawing one of the games. They suffered defeat in two of these outings. Hull won two of their last 10 games away, drew five, and lost three. In their previous 5 outings, Hull remained undefeated.
Both teams to score
Middlesbrough scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Hull scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive Middlesbrough games. Hull have kept their opponents from scoring five times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, Middlesbrough have been able to keep a clean sheet in two of their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals paid out in eight of Middlesbrough’s ten most recent home matches across the tournaments, and they scored an 2.6 goals on average in the process. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for Hull, who managed to score one time in those matches. Middlesbrough scored at least one goal in their last 8 matches on the spin.
Suggested bet: Middlesbrough vs Hull
The match between Middlesbrough and Hull should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this Championship game.