Middlesbrough – Ipswich PREDICTION & TIPS
Middlesbrough and Ipswich Town meet at Riverside Stadium in a match of the 21st round of the Championship. At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has 2 wins and 1 draw in the last 3 games. However, the last time they met at this stadium was on 04-23-2016, in a Championship match that ended in a 0-0 draw.
Review of Middlesbrough
After 8 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses, the home team is in 9th place, having won 29 points. In the last match, they lost with Bristol City away by (2-1), after having lost at home in a game against Derby County by (0-3). In the last 10 home games for the league, Middlesbrough have won 5, 2 draws and 3 losses, having seized 17 points out of 30. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point as he has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games but his attack has regularly scored as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches in this competition. In his home matches there is a tendency to few goals, since 5 of his last 10 games in the competition ended with Less than 1.5 goals. In 20 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 11 times and only got 1 turn on the scoreboard.
Middlesbrough come to this game with a 2-1 home defeat at Bristol City, adding to their second consecutive defeat in the championship. It is important to remember that in the last game at home, the local team lost to Derby County by 0-3. In this game in his stadium coach Garry Monk should line up in 4-2-3-1 privileging the ball possession and the positioned attacks, with Braithwaite being the main responsible for creating and organizing the offensive process. On the other hand, Englishman Assombalonga is Middlesbrough’s top scorer with 11 goals, however, he has not scored for three straight games. It seems that there is no embezzlement for this game.
Analysis of Ipswich Town
The visiting team is currently in 7th place with 32 points, after 10 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, he won out for Derby County by (0-1). In the last match, he won at home to Nottingham Forest by (4-2). In the last 10 away games Ipswich Town have 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats, having won 13 points out of 30. In the matches played out in the league, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45 ‘was 1-0, which occurred in 4 of his 10 matches. The team conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games, so it has not shown great defensive solidity, but its attack has marked regularly, since it managed to materialize in 7 of the last 10 games in this competition. In their games away to this competition there is a tendency to have goals, since 7 in 10 finished with More than 2.5 goals in the scoreboard. In 20 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 11 times and only got 3 turns on the scoreboard.
Ipswich Town come to this match with a 4-2 win at Nottingham Forest, winning their second straight win: Connolly, Iorfa, Waghorn and Celina. In this away game, coach Mick McCarthy should play in the 4-3-3 classic, benefiting the defensive system from midfield and counterattacking, thus exploiting the space on his opponent’s back. Martyn Waghorn scores 10 goals scored in the championship. For this game the coach does not have the injured David McGoldrick.
Middlesbrough – Ipswich FREE TIPS
Middlesbrough – Win @ 1.60
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
