Ace Football previews the Championship round 43 match between Middlesbrough and Plymouth and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Middlesbrough enjoy home advantage, when visitors Plymouth swing by on Friday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Middlesbrough approach the next Championship round as number 8 in the table, having claimed 60 points this season so far. With 42 games behind them, Plymouth amassed 40 points, placing them as number 24 before their next fixture.
Form: Middlesbrough vs Plymouth
Middlesbrough Form
In their last three matches, Middlesbrough won 0-2 against Blackburn, before losing 0-1 against Leeds and 1-0 to Millwall. Middlesbrough won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing zero. They suffered three defeats, while they scored seven and conceded seven goals.
Plymouth Form
Two victories are what Plymouth have to show from their past three matches, as they first beat Norwich 2-1. This was followed by a 3-0 defeat against Swansea, before winning again 2-1 against Sheffield United. Plymouth only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by nine goals to three.
Betting facts for Middlesbrough and Plymouth
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Middlesbrough and Plymouth. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 10 of the last 11 Middlesbrough matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Middlesbrough matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Middlesbrough home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Middlesbrough home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Middlesbrough matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Plymouth matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Plymouth matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Plymouth away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Plymouth away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Plymouth matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Middlesbrough vs Plymouth
Tommy Conway is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Plymouth look to Ryan Hardie, hoping he can add to his current total of four Championship goals in his latest games.
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Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Riverside Stadium across all tournaments Middlesbrough won four times, drew two and lost four times. Plymouth claimed two wins, four draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Middlesbrough scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Plymouth scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Plymouth managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Middlesbrough were first on target in five of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
Middlesbrough saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Plymouth, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of one time goals per game themselves.
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