Middlesbrough vs Bristol City PREDICTION (11.07.2020)

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Middlesbrough and Bristol City meet forces at Riverside Stadium, in a match for the 43rd round of the Championship. In the last head ‑ to ‑ head for this edition of the league, on 31‑08‑2019, the two teams tied (2‑2). The record of direct confrontations at this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 3 matches has won 2 and lost 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams met at this stadium was on 02‑04‑2019, in a Championship match that ended in a Bristol City victory of (0‑1). A. Webster (31 ‘) scored the only goal of the match. Pay attention to the home factor, since the Middlesbrough tends to achieve different results at home and abroad.

Middlesbrough :

After 9 wins, 14 draws and 14 losses, the home team is currently in 19th place, with 41 points won. In their last match, they have beaten Charlton Athletic away by (0‑1), after in the previous match having tied (2‑2) at home, in a match against Nottingham Forest. This is a stronger team with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games they have recorded 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses as a visitor, with 15 goals scored and 23 suffered; against 4 wins, 8 draws and 3 losses in his stadium, with 15 goals scored and 14 suffered. For the championship, Middlesbrough conquered 16 points out of 30 possible, after 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in the last 10 matches that they played in their stadium. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑0 (8 in 19 games). The team allowed the opponent goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so he has not been very strong defensively. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since in 14 of the last 19 that have played there were less than 3 goals. In 37 matches in the competition, he suffered the first goal 22 times and only got 1 comeback.

Middlesbrough enters this game with a 0-2 victory on Millwall’s field visit, returning to the triumphs after two consecutive defeats in this English second division: Britt Assombalonga and Ashley Fletcher signed the team’s goals. Coach Neil Warnock should play at 3-5-2 favoring the maintenance of ball possession and positional attacks: George Saville will be the team driver, being responsible for organizing and creating the offensive process. On the other hand, Ashley Fletcher is the top scorer for Middlesbrough in the league with 10 goals scored. For this game, the local team cannot count on Daniel Ayala due to physical problems.

Bristol City :

After 15 wins, 10 draws and 12 losses, the visiting team is currently in 7th position, with 55 points won. In their last match, they tied in a home match against Fulham by (1‑1), after in the previous match they had tied in an away match against Millwall, by (1‑1). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses as a visitor, with 15 goals scored and 20 suffered; against 6 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats in his stadium, with 21 goals scored and 23 suffered. In their last 10 away games for the championship, Bristol City have recorded 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses, so they have won 13 points in 30 possible. In their away matches for the league the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑0 (7 in 18 games). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not had great defensive strength, but its attack has marked regularly, since it has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 37 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 15 times and only got 2 comebacks. In the last 19 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have suffered 10 of their 26 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).

Bristol City are motivated for this match after a 2-1 victory against Hull City, ending nine consecutive games without a victory in this competition: the team’s goals were scored by Famara Diédhiou and Jamie Paterson. To play away from home, coach Dean Holden must enter the field with a more cautious strategy, exploring only the counterattack. Famara Diédhiou is the top scorer for the city of Bristol in the league with 11 signed goals. For this match, the local coach cannot count on Maenpaa and Pedro Pereira, both injured.


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