In the 5th round of the Championship, the round is open Friday night at 20:00 on the “Riverside” game between Middlesbrough and West Bromwich Albion, two teams with promotions. ‘Boro is a failure so far (3-1-0), while WBA has been playing better (2-1-1) and has an enviable goal: scored 7 goals in the previous round against his QPR.
Tony Pulis’s band, Middlesbrough, has a good record on his own, and that’s why he starts as a favorite, but victory will not be easy at all. Interestingly, Est Brom’s manager, Darren Moore, was second to Tony Pulis and probably knows his secrets. There will be a couple of very dangerous attackers on the field, where Braithwaite and Assombalonga hosts, host Jay Rodriguez, Gayle and Matt Phillips at guests. But Middlesbrough has not received a goal so far in this season’s victories, and Pulis manager boasts an excellent balance against his former teams (including the WBA) from 2006 to today: 8 successes, two draws and two failures in 12 games . Statistics are somewhat contrarian to this game …
It happened that both teams scored only ONE TIME in the last six direct duels, and Boro did not win 7 games against the WBA. The final duel ended with a draw, 1-1, after the WBA had won 3 games against white-red with 2-0, 5-0 and 3-0. At this time, however, both bands have impressive attacks and have shown it lately. Middlesbrough comes after a 2-0 at Bristol City and a 4-3 in the Cup at Notts County, while West Brom won 7-0 at the QPR and 4-3 on the field to Norwich! Very fine details will separate the two bands at the end.
WBA has the quality to resist the move, especially after the soccer tips played in the last matches, and Middlesbrough will not make the mistake of throwing blinds. The hosts have only received two goals this season and Tony Pulis puts a strong emphasis on solid defensive, so bets on goals and “GG” can be very risky here!
THE PROBABLE TEAMS
Middlesbrough: Randolph – Shotton, Flint, Fry, Friend – Wing, Clayton, Howson – Downing, Assombalonga, Braithwaite
WBA: Johnstone – Adarabioyo, Hegazi, Bartley – M. Phillips, Livermore, Brunt, Gibbs – Barnes, Rodriguez, Gayle
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1.73
