On December 26, Middlesbrough and Blackburn will play in the 23rd round of the English Football Championship. The game starts at 18:00 Moscow time.
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Tournament standings: Middlesbrough, after 22 rounds of the English second division, has 42 points in its asset and is fighting for promotion.
The team is in second position, six points behind the leader, Coventry, and five points ahead of the playoff zone for qualifying for the Premier League (lines 3-6).
Last matches: In their previous match in the 22nd round of the national championship, Rechniki were defeated by Bristol City (0:2) on a foreign field.
Before this, in the game of the 21st round of the Championship, the team had already scored maximum points when they beat QPR at home with a score of 3:1.
Will not play: injured – Frei, Kante, Lenihan and Morris, no suspended players.
Football predictions and bets
Team status: in four of the last five matches that took place in the Championship, “Middlesbrough” won with one loss.
This form promises the hosts a good chance of winning, especially if you take into account the advantage in class over the opponent, as well as the home field factor.
Morgan Whittaker is the team’s top scorer in the Championship this season with eight goals.
“Blackburn”
Tournament standings: Blackburn, after the 21st match of the English second division, has 25 points in its asset and is fighting for survival.
The team is in 20th position, six points ahead of the relegation zone (22-24th places), and also 10 points behind the playoff zone for getting into the elite.
Last matches: in their previous game in the 22nd round of the national championship, the Vagabonds defeated Millwall at home (2:0).
Before this, in the match of the previous round of the English championship, the team was already left without points, when now they were defeated by Portsmouth in foreign walls – 1:2.
Will not play: injured – Carter, Forshaw, Kargbo, Montgomery, Toth and Worth, called up to the national team – Alebios, no suspended players.
Team status: in five previous matches that took place in the Championship, “Blackburn” lost only once with three draws and one defeat.
This seems to promise the guests a good chance of points, however, it will not be easy for them to achieve this, given the superiority of the opponent in class, as well as the foreign field factor.
Yuki Ohashi and Andri Gudjohnsen are the team’s top scorers in the Championship with seven goals.
Statistics for bets
- Both teams have scored in eight of Middlesbrough’s last nine matches
- Middlesbrough have scored over 2.5 goals in five of their last six matches
- Blackburn have scored under 2.5 goals in five of their last six matches.
Forecast and bet
Bookmaker odds: Middlesbrough are the bookmakers’ favorites ahead of the upcoming game. His victory is estimated by bookmakers with odds 1.80. Draw – in 3.60Blackburn’s victory – in 4.30.
TB 2.5 is considered by bookmakers to be as likely as TM 2.5 – 1.85 And 1.85.
Forecast: In eight of the hosts’ last nine matches, both opponents scored. This has been the case in their last six home matches.
The same scenario was implemented in four of the last five matches of the guests.
Placed bet
1000₽
with coefficient 1.80 for the match “Middlesbrough” — “Blackburn”
will bring profit 800₽total payment – 1800₽
Bid: both teams will score in 1.80.
Forecast: A riskier prediction is that both opponents will score and there will be more than 2.5 goals scored, as this has been the case in five of Middlesbrough’s last six matches.
Placed bet
1000₽
with coefficient 2.25 for the match “Middlesbrough” — “Blackburn”
will bring net gain 1250₽total payment – 2250₽
Bid: both teams will score and the total will be more than 2.5 goals per 2.25
