Middlesbrough vs Bristol City Prediction & Betting Tips - Championship

Prediction published on 10/02/2024, 01:23  by Steve Ashfield in Championship Predictions

Middlesbrough bid to extend their unbeaten run in the Championship to four games. They are 12th in the table and host Bristol City who are two places below them with three points less. Boro may be outside the top ten but they are only four points adrift of the final promotion play-off position. and with a game in hand on five of the next five teams above them. This is their third consecutive home league game but the last two have both ended in 1-1 draws. The most recent of those was against local rivals Sunderland conceding an 83rd minute equalizer. With three of their next four league games after this being on the road, they really need to get their seventh home league win of the season. Three of their last four home league games have seen under 2.5 goals scored.

Midweek saw Bristol CIty's FA Cup run come to an end. After beating West Ham in round three, they lost Wednesday's replay against Nottingham Forest on penalties. Now they return to league action and are seven points behind sixth place but from a game more. The Robins have gone six league games wthout a win but are ten points above the relegation zone. City's most recent league fixture was a 1-0 home loss to Leeds United. They badly need to rediscover the form that saw them win three consecutive league games in December. Away form has seen four out of 15 league matches won but six have been lost. Nine of their last ten games have seen under 2.5 goals scored and we go for that stat to come up in this match.