Liontips
Leeds vs Middlesbrough: Championship match prediction
Leeds and Middlesbrough will play in the 20th round of the English Championship. The hosts are in second place in the standings and are only one point behind the leader. The visitors are in the playoff zone and are in the top five. Middlesbrough is seven points behind today opponent. Will the visitors be able to get closer to their competitor on December 10? The answer is in our forecast.
Command Analysis
Leeds United
EnglandCurrent form
After being relegated from the Premier League, Leeds United continue to fight for a return to the top division. Last season, the team stopped one step away from a direct ticket to the Premier League, taking third place in the Championship. In the playoffs, they managed to easily beat Norwich (4:0), but in the decisive match, the hosts lost to Southampton (0:1). Now the team hopes to finish in the direct promotion zone and so far it has succeeded - the club is in second place, only one point behind Sheffield United. After an away defeat to Blackburn (0:1), United won at home against Derby (2:0).
Disqualifications and injuries
The hosts still have Ilijan Gruev and Joe Gelhardt in the infirmary.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has won seven games in a row on its home field
- The hosts have not conceded a single goal in their last four home matches.
Probable lineup: Meslier - Firpo, Struijk, Rodon, Bogle - Rothwell, Tanaka - Ramazani, Eronson, Gnonto - Piru
Middlesbrough
EnglandCurrent form
Middlesbrough are fifth in the league table and plan to stay in the playoffs, and maybe even fight for the direct promotion zone, but for now they are quite far away - seven points. Recently, the visitors have often pleased their fans with high-scoring matches. Such were the matches with Luton (5:1), QPR (4:1) and Oxford (6:2). A slightly more modest victory was won over Hull (3:1). Over the last six rounds, Michael Carrick team has lost only to Blackburn (0:1).
Disqualifications and injuries
The visitors have some serious injury problems, with Alex Bangura, Darragh Lenihan, Aiden Morry and Tom Smith all missing.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has not lost in its last four away matches
- In the last seven head-to-head meetings, they managed to win only one victory over their opponents
Tentative line-up : Dieng - Neto Borges, Edmundson, Van den Berg, Ayling - Hackney, Morris - Hamilton, Azaz, Doak - Latte Lough.
Trends
Bet Exact score 2:0
The hosts have won two of their last four games by that score.
9.00Bet At least one team will not score
This bet has played in the hosts' last three matches
2.00Tip and bets
Leeds United look very good in home matches. Few manage to impose resistance on the hosts at Elland Road. The hosts cannot afford to lose points now, because their rivals are pressing and hoping for a slip-up from Leeds. We believe that Daniel Farke men will not waver on their home field and will confidently take three points.
Our prediction is Leeds to win at 1.83
Bet on total
The hosts have conceded only one goal in the last three rounds, and they haven't conceded a goal at home for a long time, so there a high probability that they'll be able to keep a clean sheet this time too. At the same time, the difference in class with Middlesbrough isn't so big that we can talk about a big win, so it worth betting on the under total.
Our prediction is total under 2.5 goals at 1.98
Bet on total
Most likely, the teams will rely on defense, so you shouldn’t expect a lot of corners here.
Our prediction is total under 10.5 corners for 1.85
Read more
Tips from experts
Today tips
Betting predictions stat
