Middlesbrough welcome Hull City to the Riverside Stadium for a midweek Championship fixture as they look to consolidate their promotion playoff position.
After a slight dip in form, Middlesbrough returned to winning ways in fine style as they claimed a 5-1 victory over Norwich City last time out in the Championship. Cameron Archer netted a brace while Aaron Ramsey, Hayden Hackney and Chuba Akpom were also on target.
The result means Middlesbrough remain fourth on the table and their task for the rest of the season will be to fend off the chasing pack. Michael Carrick’s men still have an outside chance for automatic promotion but sitting eight points behind Sheffield United with four matches to go, they may have to make do with just the playoffs.
Although things have looked rough for Middlesbrough in the last few weeks, the Riverside Stadium remains a fortress. They are unbeaten in 10 of their last 11 Championship home matches, claiming nine wins in that run.
Hull City appear to be lacking motivation in recent weeks with their campaign seemingly crawling to an unremarkable finish. Sitting well clear of the relegation zone and not in contention for much further up the table, they appear to be playing for little at the moment.
The Tigers head into Wednesday’s clash with four draws in their last five fixtures, including a 0-0 scoreline with Blackburn Rovers last time out.
The result at Blackburn Rovers is an extension of a recent trend of away draws for Hull City who have been held in their last four matches on the road. Defending remains a problem for Liam Rosenior’s men, who have kept just one clean sheet in their last six away matches.
How the bookies view it
The bookies have installed Middlesbrough as overwhelming favourites with a home win priced at 3/5 by Unibet. A victory for Hull City is valued at 5/1 by bet365 while a draw is set at odds of 3/1 by BetVictor.
Head to head
Middlesbrough have an 11/9 advantage with four draws from 24 previous matches against Hull City. Boro also claimed a 3-1 victory in the reverse fixture back in November with Chuba Akpom netting the opener.
Players to watch
Chuba Akpom continues to impress for Middlesbrough and has now taken his tally to 27 Championship goals this season. The forward was also on target in the reverse fixture and is priced at evens with bet365.
Oscar Estupinan has been one of the standout players for Hull City this season and will be looking to add to his 13 Championship goals on Wednesday. Bet365 has the forward at odds of 9/4 to get on the score sheet at the Riverside Stadium.
Anything else catch the eye?
The reverse fixture produced over 3.5 goals and a similar outcome is priced at 2/1 by Unibet. Over 2.5 goals is valued at 4/5 by William Hill while bet365 is also offering odds of 4/5 on both teams to score.
Middlesbrough scored in both halves in the reverse fixture and could be set for a repeat at 29/20 with Unibet. Boro have also claimed a number of one-sided home victories in recent weeks and could be backed in the -1 handicap market at 8/5 with William Hill.
This England Championship match between Middlesbrough and Hull City will be played on Apr 19, 2023 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Middlesbrough vs Hull City prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
