Ace Football previews the Championship round 1 match between Middlesbrough and Lincoln City and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Championship title favourites Middlesbrough begin their title challenge this coming Saturday in an opening day encounter with Lincoln City at Riverside Stadium.
Team form: Middlesbrough vs Lincoln City
Middlesbrough Form
Middlesbrough hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with Wrexham resulted in a 2-2 draw, followed by a 1-0 defeat against Hull, before beating Wrexham by 1-0. Middlesbrough managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored eight and conceded six goals.
Lincoln City Form
Lincoln City look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Wycombe, who were defeated by 4-3. Then, Port Vale got outclassed in a 0-2 win, before beating Derby by 1-2.
Betting stats for Middlesbrough and Lincoln City
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Middlesbrough and Lincoln City. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 8 of the last 9 Middlesbrough home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Middlesbrough home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Middlesbrough home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Lincoln City have won 6 of the last 8 away matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Lincoln City have won 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Lincoln City have won 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Lincoln City have won 6 of the last 8 matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Lincoln City have won 6 of the last 8 away matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Middlesbrough vs Lincoln City
As the new Championship campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Middlesbrough and Lincoln City this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.
Betting markets: Middlesbrough vs Lincoln City
Full-time result
Middlesbrough claimed three wins, drew three and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Lincoln City won eight, drew two and lost zero of their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Middlesbrough scored first in six of their last ten home games. Astonishingly, Lincoln City scored the opening goal of the match in seven of their last ten games. Middlesbrough managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Middlesbrough, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Lincoln City, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.2 times goals per game.
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