Middlesbrough vs Sunderland Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 5th September 2022

Form hasn't been great recently for Middlesbrough, who hope to turn things around against Sunderland this coming Monday. This is a round eight match in the current Championship campaign, and they face each other at Riverside Stadium. It finished all square on when Middlesbrough last faced Sunderland. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 3-3 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 3.60.

With 11 points after seven games, Sunderland currently rank eighth in the Championship standings. Middlesbrough play catch-up as they recorded six points in seven matches, putting them up as 20th before their upcoming clash.

Although only separated by a few points, Sunderland will have their work cut out for them this coming Monday. Middlesbrough are favoured to maintain the lead they currently hold on Sunderland in the Championship standings.

When it comes to goal-scoring Middlesbrough could be more prolific, scoring 16 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.6 goals per game in which, they conceded 17 times. This is an average of 1.7 a game, achieving a clean sheet in once.

Sunderland scored 16 goals, conceded 12 and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Middlesbrough vs Sunderland Prediction

Middlesbrough lost two of their last three matches, as they went down 1-0 in a meeting with Reading. They replied by beating Swansea 2-1, before losing again, this time 2-1 against Watford. Middlesbrough claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored ten and conceded seven goals.

Middlesbrough entered the season dreaming of medals, but find themselves far off track following a lousy run of form.

Results have been up and down for Sunderland, who beat Stoke by 0-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 0-1 against Norwich, before claiming three points in a 3-0 win against Rotherham. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Sunderland won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying nine goals conceded and nine scored.

Few people saw Sunderland at the fun end of the table this season, but they are displaying a great form right now.

Both Middlesbrough and Sunderland have been firing on all cylinders, while also conceding frequently. We should be in for a very entertaining match with goals aplenty.

Middlesbrough vs Sunderland Stats

Middlesbrough vs Sunderland Team News

Middlesbrough are as close to an entire squad as they can with only one player unavailable for the side which faces Sunderland.

Chuba Akpom sit this one out for Middlesbrough due to an injury.

Sunderland have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Middlesbrough this coming Monday.

Carl Winchester, Daniel Ballard and Leon Dajaku all face a spell on the sidelines for Sunderland due to various injuries.

Middlesbrough vs Sunderland H2H

The most recent outing between Middlesbrough and Sunderland was played out and ended up a 3-3 draw. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 3.60. Middlesbrough have a 50% win rate in the against Sunderland, who won zero of these matches. The total record reads 1-1-0, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Middlesbrough vs Sunderland Results

Middlesbrough vs Sunderland Betting Tips

While Ross Stewart added five strikes to his account in his last six games in the Championship, Matt Crooks scored twice in his last six.

Middlesbrough won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing four as well. Sunderland won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost five in this run. While Middlesbrough managed to keep a clean sheet in two of their last 10 games at Riverside Stadium, Sunderland kept a clean sheet in two of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals happened one time in the past two encounters between Middlesbrough and Sunderland, with Middlesbrough scoring two goals on average per game. Sunderland averaged 1.5 goals, while both teams scored one time. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the ten matches across the tournaments for Middlesbrough, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of the last ten matches Sunderland played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.