Derby vs Middlesbrough Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th August 2024

Derby and Middlesbrough meet at the Pride Park for a round 2 match this coming Saturday in the Championship.

Derby came away from their premiere match of the season with nothing to show for it and hope to make amends in the upcoming match.

Derby came away from their premiere match of the season with nothing to show for it and hope to make amends in the upcoming match.

We are bound to see an exciting game this coming Saturday as both Derby and Middlesbrough are looking to add some much-needed points to their respective accounts.

Derby are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 11 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.1 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 16 goals, or an average of 1.6 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

Middlesbrough travel to their next away match this coming Saturday having performed a tolerable average of 1.9 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 19 goals, whilst shipping ten goals against. An average of one goals against a game. They hung on to four clean sheets in this streak.

Derby last faced Middlesbrough on 12 February 2022 at Riverside Stadium, when Middlesbrough scored a 4-1 win.

Derby vs Middlesbrough Prediction

Derby Form

Derby added two wins to their account in their three most recent outings, as they beat Carlisle by 2-0. Their next match left them empty-handed in a 4-2 defeat against Blackburn, followed up by a 2-1 win against Chesterfield. Derby won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored seven and conceded six goals.

While a title battle is perhaps a long shot, a top three finish does not look beyond Middlesbrough, should they catch some strong momentum in this early phase of the campaign.

Middlesbrough Form

In their last three matches, Middlesbrough first beat Watford 3-1, then Swansea by 1-0 and finally Leeds by 0-3. Middlesbrough managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Championship away matches, in which they scored 11 while also conceding five times. They also experienced three draws and zero defeats.

Middlesbrough go into a new season as candidates for the podium, but will count themselves lucky to achieve more than a third place.

Middlesbrough picked up some decent results recently, which makes them our preferred pick, when they turn up at Pride Park to challenge Derby.

Derby vs Middlesbrough Squads

Derby Squad

Warne will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Middlesbrough from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season):

Josh Vickers (0/1), Callum Elder (0/1), Craig Forsyth (0/1), Curtis Nelson (1/1), Eiran Cashin (0/1), Jake Rooney (0/0), Kane Wilson (1/1), Ryan Nyambe (0/0), Sonny Bradley (0/0), Ben Osborn (0/0), Ben Radcliffe (0/0), Darren Robinson (0/0), Ebou Adams (0/0), Ivan Calero (0/0), Joe Ward (0/0), Kenzo Goudmijn (0/0), Liam Thompson (0/1), Tom Koblenz (0/0), Tyrese Fornah (0/1), Conor Washington (0/0), Corey Blackett-Taylor (0/0), James Collins (0/1), Jerry Yates (0/0), Kayden Jackson (0/0), Kwame Thomas (0/0), Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (0/1), Tom Barkhuizen (0/1).

Middlesbrough Squad

Here is the full team squad of Middlesbrough. The 43 year-old Michael Carrick will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Seny Dieng (0/1), Thomas Glover (0/0), Alex Bangura (0/0), Anfernee Dijksteel (0/0), Dael Fry (0/0), Darragh Lenihan (0/0), Lukas Engel (0/1), Luke Ayling (0/1), Matthew Clarke (0/1), Rav van den Berg (0/1), Tommy Smith (0/0), Abella Perez Damia (0/0), Aidan Morris (0/1), Daniel Barlaser (0/0), Finn Azaz (0/1), Hayden Hackney (0/1), Jonathan Howson (0/1), Riley McGree (0/1), Sonny Finch (0/0), Alex Gilbert (0/0), Cristhian Stuani (0/0), Delano Burgzorg (0/1), Emmanuel Latte Lath (1/1), Isaiah Jones (0/1), Josh Coburn (0/1), Marcus Forss (0/0), Matthew Hoppe (0/0), Micah Hamilton (0/0).

Derby vs Middlesbrough Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Derby, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment. Jerry Yates and Jerry Yates can't be called up by the Derby-manager, with both serving a ban.

Middlesbrough face a list of three absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Saturday against Derby.

Middlesbrough need to do without Alex Bangura, Darragh Lenihan and Tommy Smith, who are not fit enough to travel to Pride Park.

Derby vs Middlesbrough Lineups

Derby vs Middlesbrough H2H

Derby face off against Middlesbrough for the first time in a while, with Middlesbrough claiming a 4-1 win at Riverside Stadium back then. The previous ten matches were equally split between these two sides. Derby won three and Middlesbrough won three matches. However, Middlesbrough did manage a 4-1 win last time out, and the bookies best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 11/10.

Derby vs Middlesbrough Results

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten matches between Derby and Middlesbrough. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 19/20 with bookies.

Derby vs Middlesbrough Betting Tips

As the new Championship campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Derby and Middlesbrough this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

Derby claimed nine wins in their previous 10 matches at Pride Park across all tournaments. They lost one as well, while visitors Middlesbrough won five of their last 10 away matches. They drew four and lost one. Derby managed to open the scoring in no less than eight of their previous 10 league games on home soil. The visitors from Middlesbrough have been equally ready from the first whistle, scoring the opener in seven of their last 10 away games.

The last ten encounters between Derby and Middlesbrough saw over 2.5 goals scored six times, with Derby averaging 1.3 goals a game. Middlesbrough scored 1.4 goals on average in these, as both teams scored six times in this run. Derby saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Middlesbrough's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.1 goals in these matches.