Championship: Middlesbrough vs Stoke – Betting preview

Ace Football team offers the Championship round 37 match preview for Middlesbrough and Stoke, who meet up this coming Tuesday. The pre-match analysis includes the latest fixture stats and facts and a free betting tip for our readers.

Middlesbrough welcome Stoke for a clash in the Championship at Riverside Stadium this coming Tuesday.

Middlesbrough are third in the Championship standings after collecting 63 points from their initial 36 encounters. Stoke trail them on 46 points after 36 rounds, leaving them as number 14 in the table.

Form: Middlesbrough vs Stoke

Middlesbrough Form

Middlesbrough look back on their last three matches with six points to show for their efforts. Against West Bromwich, they were left empty-handed in a 2-0 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Reading in a 5-0 win. They followed that up with a 1-3 win against Swansea in their most recent outing. Boro took six wins in their last six Championship matches on home soil, as they scored 18 and let in two goals.

Stoke Form

Stoke look back on their last three matches with six points to show for their efforts. Against Brighton, they were left empty-handed in a 0-1 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Sunderland in a 1-5 win. They followed that up with a 3-2 win against Blackburn in their most recent outing. The Potters won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says nine goals were conceded and 11 scored.

Betting facts for Middlesbrough and Stoke

Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when betting on the upcoming match between Middlesbrough and Stoke. The facts are based on the data from matches played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Middlesbrough vs Stoke

Scoring 22 goals during a Championship campaign is just the sort of form, every club adores in a player. Chuba Akpom is out to extend his current momentum, and the upcoming game should be a good opportunity to add another goal to his name. Picking Chuba Akpom to score seems like a no-brainer currently.

Popular betting markets: Middlesbrough vs Stoke

Full-time result

Middlesbrough have been pretty scary at home, winning seven of their last 10 home games across all tournaments, while also managing to draw two of these. They lost one of the games, while Stoke won five of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost four as well. Middlesbrough are on a fine streak of 9 matches without defeat at home. They have not lost to Stoke in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Middlesbrough scored first in six of their last ten home games. Stoke scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Middlesbrough have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Stoke.

Total goals

Middlesbrough saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Stoke, who managed to score 1.7 times in those matches.

Betting tip: Middlesbrough vs Stoke

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Middlesbrough and Stoke seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Championship match.

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