Middlesbrough are aiming to maintain their recent good form as they host Stoke City in a midweek Championship fixture. The Potters have shown some improvement lately but Boro often do their best work at the Riverside Stadium and should have the upper hand here.
Middlesbrough are coming off a 3-1 victory over Swansea City in their previous Championship fixture. They fought back from a goal down with Aaron Ramsey getting the equaliser while Cameron Archer and Chuba Akpom were also on target.
That was the seventh win in the last eight matches across all competitions for Middlesbrough, who are looking almost unstoppable lately. They are well on course for a promotion playoff spot and sit just four points off second placed Sheffield United.
The Riverside Stadium is where Middlesbrough do some of their best work having won seven of their last eight home matches across all competitions. The goals often flow freely for Michael Carrick’s men in front of their fans with a 3-1 victory over QPR and a 5-0 win against Reading among their results in that run.
Stoke City were also victorious last time out in the Championship as they claimed a 3-2 win over Blackburn Rovers. They raced to a three-goal lead thanks to a brace from Ki-Jana Hoever and Tyrese Campbell and were able to hold on despite Rovers attempting a late fightback.
That was the second straight win for Stoke following a 5-1 win at Sunderland in their previous fixture. While Alex Neil’s men are still not in the mix for a promotion playoff spot, both results are pivotal as they look to secure a top 10 finish.
Stoke City have also impressed on their recent travels winning their last two away matches across all competitions. However, they had failed to win the previous four matches before both results, a run that includes three straight defeats.
How the bookies view it
The bookies have installed Middlesbrough as overwhelming favourites with a home win priced at 6/7 by SBK. A victory for Stoke 7/2 is valued at by BetVictor while bet365 is offering odds of 13/5 for a draw.
Head to head
Stoke City have a 31-22 advantage with 16 draws from 69 previous matches against Stoke City. Both teams battled to a 2-2 draw in the reverse fixture back in August while Boro have won the last four meetings at the Riverside Stadium.
Players to watch
Chuba Akpom remains the leading scorer for Middlesbrough with 22 Championship goals and does not appear to be slowing down. The attacker has found the net nine times in the last 10 matches and is priced at 5/4 by BetVictor to maintain his scoring run.
Tyrese Campbell is the man in form for Stoke City and has now scored three goals in his last two Championship matches. BetVictor has the forward at odds of 3/1 to get on the score sheet on Tuesday.
Anything else catch the eye?
Middlesbrough and Stoke City have shown plenty of attacking verve lately and having produced over 3.5 goals in the reverse fixture, a similar outcome could be on the cards at 5/2 with Unibet. Over 2.5 goals can also be considered at 10/11 with William Hill.
Boro have scored in both halves in three of the last four meetings with Stoke City and Tuesday’s clash can be tipped to follow a similar pattern at 2/1 with bet365. Chuba Akpom has grabbed the opener 11 times this season and could be backed to score first at 16/5 with BetVictor.
This England Championship match between Middlesbrough and Stoke City will be played on Mar 14, 2023 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Middlesbrough vs Stoke City prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
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