Blackburn – Middlesbrough SOCCER PICKS
Blackburn Rovers and Middlesbrough meet at Ewood Park, in a match for the 33rd round of the Championship. In the last direct confrontation for this edition of the league, on 08-12-2018, both teams tied (1-1). The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the home team, which in the last 3 matches won 1 and tied 2. Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results in house and outside.
Blackburn Rovers:
After 11 wins, 10 draws and 11 losses, the home team is currently in the 14 th position of the league, with 43 points won. In their last match, they lost in an away match against Reading (2-1), after in the previous match they lost (0-1) at home, against Bristol City. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses at their stadium. For the league, Blackburn Rovers won 20 points out of 30 possible points, after 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (11 out of 16 matches). The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 32 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 13 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 16 home matches for this competition: they have suffered 8 of their 16 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
Blackburn enters this game unmotivated, after a foreign snub, by 2-1, in the displacement to the field of Reading. The whole house usually acts in a 4-3-3, favoring a more leisurely style of play and channeling its attacks through the central corridor. The two arrows pointing to the opponent’s goal will be Brereton and Conway, being the most offensive reference Armstrong. Act in the most central area of the field act Travis, Smallwood and Evans. The Blackburn coach will not be able to count on Gladwin, for being injured. It should be noted that midfielder Richard Smallwood will also be absent, for being punished.
Middlesbrough:
After 13 wins, 12 draws and 6 losses, the away team is currently in the 6 th position of the league, with 51 points won. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against Sheffield United by (1-0), after in the previous match they have tied at home, against Leeds United, by (1-1). This is a team that, oddly enough, was better outside than at home, as in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses in away matches; against 4 wins, 7 draws and 4 defeats in their stadium. For the league, Middlesbrough won 18 points out of 30 possible points, after 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (8 out of 16 matches). The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so they have not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since in 10 of the last 16 they played there were less than 3 goals. In 31 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 12 times and never got the comeback. In the last 16 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 7 of their 20 goals between minutes (46′-60 ‘).
Middlesbrough enter this unmotivated round, after a foreign defeat, 1-0, in the move to the arena of Sheffield United. The visiting team usually acts in a 5-2-3, in which the three most advanced pieces are Wing, Hugill and Howson. The brain of the team is the English Saville, intervening responsible for defining and leading the offensive incursions of his team. Coach Tony Pulis must have all players available for this game.
