Middlesbrough – Leeds SOCCER PICKS
Middlesbrough and Leeds United meet at Riverside Stadium, in a match for the 31st round of the Championship. The two teams tied (0-0), on 08/31/2018, in the previous match for this edition of the league. The history of direct matches played in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 4 matches won 2, drew 1 and lost 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, in 02 -03-2018, for the Championship, Middlesbrough won by (3-0). P. Bamford (31 ‘, 36’ and 68 ‘) scored the goals of Middlesbrough. The condition home / away deserves particular attention, because despite this being a match between 5 th and 2 th of the league table, it is actually a match between the 14 th best team in home matches and the 3rd best in away matches.
Middlesbrough:
The home team is currently in the 5 th position of the league, with 50 points won, after 13 wins, 11 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Millwall, by (1-1). In the last match, they won in an away match against West Bromwich Albion, by (2-3). This is a team that usually gets more positive results in away matches than at home, since they have won 27 points in away matches and 23 at their stadium, with 20 goals scored and 13 conceded at home, against 14 goals scored and 9 conceded at home. The team comes to this match after an away loss with Newport County by (2-0). For the league, Middlesbrough won 11 points out of 30 possible points, after 2 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at halftime was 0-1 (5 out of 14 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 12 of the last 14 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 29 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 11 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 14 home matches for this competition: they have suffered 5 of their 9 goals between minutes (16′-30 ‘).
The Middlesbrough leaves for this unmotivated game, after a defeat, by 2-0, in the displacement to the terrain of Newport, in a game to count for the Glass of England. In the last day for the championship, the locals beat West Bromwich, by 2-3. For acting with the support of his fans, coach Tony Pulis must opt for a fairly bold strategy, seeking to take advantage of the defensive weaknesses of Leeds to attack. However, it should be noted that the local club has several weaknesses when finalizing, especially when playing at home, as it scored on average 1 goal per game. On an individual level we highlight forward Britt Assombalonga, with 9 goals scored. The entire template is available for this reception at Leeds.
Leeds United:
The away team is currently in the 2 nd position, with 57 points won, after 17 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Rotherham United, by (1-2). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Norwich City, by (1-3). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, with 26 goals scored and 21 conceded in away matches, against 24 goals scored and 13 conceded at home. In the last 10 away league matches Leeds United has a record of 6 wins and 4 losses, so they have won 18 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (6 out of 15 matches). The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so they have not displayed great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 10 of the last 15 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 30 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 16 times and only managed 4 comebacks.
The Leeds started for this game with a defeat by 1-3 at the Norwich reception, losing again after a victory against Rotherham: Patrick Bamford was the author of the only goal of the team. We emphasize that the visitors are going through a complicated moment in the championship, with 4 defeats in the last 6 matches played. By means of this, the visiting team was eliminated from the FA Cup, when they lost to QPR 2-1.
