Middlesbrough vs West Brom Prediction & Betting Tips - Championship

Prediction published on 27/07/2022, 23:58  by Indran in Championship Prediction

Middlesbrough welcomes West Bromwich Albion to the Riverside Stadium for this opening round match in the Championship. The home team will be bitterly disappointed after they lost out on a playoff position last season by a single place. Middlesbrough will be looking to start their season with a win for the first time in eight season having lost five and drawn two in seven previous seasons. They have recruited well in the off season and will want to see new signings like Marcus Forss start with a bang. Middlesbrough had a very productive pre-season winning four of their five matches with just one loss. Their defensive set in these matches were most impressive as they kept four clean in the five matches. Middlesbrough have won their last three matches at home and are unbeaten in their last three games against West Bromwich Albion with two wins and a draw.

West Bromwich Albion manager Steve Bruce will start the season as a man under pressure after the team finished in a lowly 10th position last season. The added pressure comes from the fact they the team was in the playoff positions when he took over last season but slipped down the table after a horror run under his guidance. West Bromwich Albion have also made new signings this season that include Jed Wallace from Millwall. They have looked good in their pre-season games winning five of their last six matches. West Bromwich Albion have proven difficult to beat away from home and have only lost once in their last six matches on the road.