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Middlesbrough Leicester City betting prediction


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This game puts in field two teams that remain in the bottom of the league table, and for this reason, we expect a game quite balanced and with many flights of danger in each beacon. Playing at home, the Middlesbrough has held good games and scored for some occasions, Leicester on the other hand aims to achieve the first victory away from home and so should perform quite offensive. That said, we believe that betting in favor of goals in this match is a good option.
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Preview
Middlesbrough and Leicester City face at Riverside Stadium, in a match for the 20th round of the Premier League. In the last head‑to‑head for this edition of the league, played on 26‑11‑2016, these teams have tied (2‑2). In 4 head‑to‑heads in the last 3 years, the away team won 3 and tied 1. Leicester City registers significant differences between home and away results, so special attention is due to the home/away factor.

Analysis Middlesbrough

After 4 wins, 6 draws and 9 losses, the home team is in the 16th position, havinf won 18 points so far. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against Manchester United by (2‑1), after in the previous match they have lost (1‑0) an away match against Burnley. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 20 goals scored and 14 conceded; against 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 14 goals scored and 14 conceded. For the league, Middlesbrough won 10 points out of 27 possible points, after 3 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses in the last 9 home matches. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. They have conceded the first goal in 8 of their 19 matches for this competition, and have never been able to turn the score around.

Middlesbrough's team comes into this game feeling unmotivated after a defeat in the pitch of Manchester United, by 2-1, in a game that they were winning until the final minutes, however, they could not hold the quality of Pogba and his team. In this home match the coach Aitor Karanka will keep the team in the usual tactical system, i.e., the 4-3-3, and Álvaro Negredo is the most offensive player: the Spanish is the best scorer of the team with five goals. In the last match played in this condition, the home team won the Swansea by 3-0. For this game the coach can't count on James Husband and Ficher, both injured.

Confirmed Lineup: Brad Guzan, Barragán, Fábio, Ben Gibson, Calum Chambers, Adam Clayton, Adam Forshaw, Marten de Roon, Gastón Ramírez, Álvaro Negredo, Adama Traoré.
Coach: M. Carrick.

Analysis Leicester

The away team is currently in the 15th position of the league, with 20 points won, after 5 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Everton, by (0‑2). In the last match, they won in a home match against West Ham United, by (1‑0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 4 draws and 10 losses in away matches, with 14 goals scored and 35 conceded; against 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 23 goals scored and 15 conceded. In the last 9 away league matches Leicester City has a record of 2 draws and 7 losses, so they have won 2 points out of 27 possible.

In this competition, they haven’t won any of the last 9 away matches. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away mathes there is a tendency for goals, since 7 of the last 9 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 19 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 12 times and have never been able to turn the score around. In the last 16 away matches for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 5 of their 14 goals between minutes (46'‑60'); they have conceded 14 of their 35 goals between minutes (31'‑45').

Leicester City arrives to this match with a victory at home against West Ham, by 1-0, putting an end to three games in a row without a victory: the only goal of the game was shot by Slimani. In this game at home the coach Claudio Ranieri will play the team in 4-5-1- benefiting the defensive organisation and counter attacks, especially, through the flanks. Islam Slimani is the highlight of Leicester with 5 goals and 3 assists. It must be observed that the visitors still couldn't achieve any victory in 9 games played in this condition. Apparently the coach only can't count on Jamie Vardy player who's being punished.

Confirmed Lineup: Kasper Schmeichel, Wes Morgan, Christian Fuchs, Danny Simpson, Robert Huth, Nampalys Mendy, Riyad Mahrez, Daniel Amartey, Andy King, Leonardo Ulloa, Shinji Okazaki.
Coach: B. Rodgers.

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The Middlesbrough vs Leicester on 2 January 2017 will be played at Middlesbrough, Riverside Stadium.

 

Premier League - 2016/2017

  • 100% 380 / 380 Games

  • Home team wins 49.21%
  • Draws 22.11%
  • Away team wins 28.68%
  • Over 1.5 77.37%
  • Over 2.5 54.21%
  • Over 3.5 32.37%
  • Goals 1064
  • Goals /match 2.8
  • Goals /match home 1.6
  • Goals /match away 1.2
  • Both teams score 50.79%
  • Goals after 80' 17.76%
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