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Middlesbrough Sunderland betting prediction


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The most likely scenario for this match will be Middlesbrough winning. In addition to the home team acting with the support of their fans, in this match they’ll face a very weak opponent, who occupies the last position of the Championship. It should be noted that Middlesbrough have won two of their last three home matches.
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Preview
Middlesbrough and Sunderland face at Riverside Stadium, in a match for this stage of the FA Cup (3rd Round). The head‑to‑head history of the last 3 years favours the home team, since in the last 3 matches they won 3. The last head‑to‑head between these two teams was played on 05‑11‑2017, and ended in a (1‑0) win by Middlesbrough. Sunderland registers significant differences between home and away results, so special attention is due to the home/away factor.

Analysis Middlesbrough

The home team makes its debut in this edition of the FA Cup with the intention of getting a positive result, using the home advantage in their favour. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses at their stadium. They come to this match after a away win against Preston North End by (2‑3). Middlesbrough has won 5, tied 1 and lost 4 of the last 10 home matches. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 8 times and have only turned the score around in 1.

Middlesbrough comes motivated for this match after a 3-2 win against Preston: Daniel Ayala and Howson scored their "winning" goals. The home team usually plays in a traditional 4-3-3, where the three forward players are Downing, Assombalonga and Traoré. The brain of the team is the Englishman Howson, a player responsible for defining and conducting his team's attacks. Having some weaknesses, Middlesbrough usually plays in their midfield, with the goal of filling their defensive faults. The home team’s coach should have all the players at his disposal.

Confirmed Lineup: Darren Randolph, Ben Gibson, George Friend, Ryan Shotton, Daniel Ayala, Grant Leadbitter, Stewart Downing, Jonathan Howson, Adama Traoré, Martin Braithwaite, Rudy Gestede.

Analysis Sunderland

The team plays its first match in this edition of the FA Cup with the intention of getting a positive away result. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 18 goals scored and 26 conceded; against 1 win, 5 draws and 9 losses at their stadium, with 13 goals scored and 28 conceded. In their last match, for the Championship, they got a home loss against Barnsley by (0‑1). In the last 10 away matches Sunderland has won 2, tied 3 and lost 5. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 10 times and have never been able to turn the score around.

Sunderland comes unmotivated for this match after a 0-1 home defeat against Barnsley. Contrary to the "enemy" of this performance, the visiting team must play a tactical system in 5-2-3, with the goal of trying to take advantage of the counterattacks. In any case, it’s expectable that Sunderland will take a more defensive stance, with the aim of not granting spaces to their opponent. The Sunderland coach should have the whole squad at his disposal.

Confirmed Lineup: Jason Steele, Bryan Oviedo, Tyias Browning, Billy Jones, Marc Wilson, Donald Love, Callum McManaman, George Honeyman, Ethan Robson, Josh Maja.
Coach: J. O'Shea.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Middlesbrough vs Sunderland match, on 6 January 2018, of the preview written by the editors of Betting Academy Kenya, goes to: Middlesbrough wins ⇒ bet available on betfair.

The Middlesbrough vs Sunderland on 6 January 2018 will be played at Middlesbrough, Riverside Stadium.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Betting Academy Kenya, for the Middlesbrough Sunderland match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Middlesbrough at with 71% of the tips.

 

FA Cup - 2017/2018

  • 100% 884 / 884 Games

  • Home team wins 47.4%
  • Draws 16.74%
  • Away team wins 35.86%
  • Over 1.5 84.16%
  • Over 2.5 63.12%
  • Over 3.5 43.89%
  • Goals 2982
  • Goals /match 3.37
  • Goals /match home 1.82
  • Goals /match away 1.55
  • Both teams score 58.14%
  • Goals after 80' 3.09%
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