Southampton vs Middlesbrough Prediction & Betting Tips - Championship
by Kennedy Kechula | in Championship Prediction
Southampton will seek to keep their automatic promotion ambitions alive when they host other promotion hopefuls, Middlesbrough in their next Championship game. Heading into this game, Southampton are fourth, six places ahead of their visitors. Having garnered 73 points so far, a promotion slot is almost assured for Southampton. They need 13 more points to secure their place in the top six. However, they could be planning for even better, an automatic promotion slot. With two games in hand, Southampton are just nine points behind league leaders, Leeds United. They have recently risen from a blip that saw their promotion credential come under serious threat. Right ahead of the international break, the Saints beat Sunderland 4-2 at home, netting four for the second consecutive game. They had earlier beaten Birmingham City 4-3 to end a run of three straight defeats. A 20-day break before facing Middlesbrough must have been key in their recovery. One of the areas they’ll have to address is defence, having conceded at least two in seven of the last eight games. In most of their recent matches, Southampton have also been slow starters, mostly conceding first.
Middlesbrough will be well psyched for this game, having beaten a number of promotion chasers. One of them was Southampton in a 2-1 win in the reverse fixture. Middlesbrough themselves have promotion ambitions, and that will guide them on their targets here. They have 54 points from 38 matches, seven points below the top six. The promotion push is a congested race and for them, every point matters now. In recent weeks, they beat Norwich and Leicester City, and here’s another chance to claim a huge scalp and boost their own chances. In their last game before the international break, Middlesbrough played to a 0-0 draw with Blackburn Rovers. That marked a third straight clean sheet for Boro, but they’ve scored just three goals in that period. Having managed more than a goal in just three of their last 12 matches, attack should be an area Michael Carrick plans to work on. He can build on the fact that in six of the last 10 away matches, Middlesbrough scored first.
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The Best Betting Odds for Southampton v Middlesbrough Match
Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | Bonus up to |
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1.57 | 4.33 | 5 |
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1.61 | 4.4 | 4.93 |
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1.61 | 4.4 | 4.93 |
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1.61 | 4.38 | 4.9 |
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Who will win the Southampton vs Middlesbrough Football match?
The best predictions and winner betting odds for the match between Southampton and Middlesbrough of Championship on 3/29/24 :
- There is a probability of 59.09% ⭐ for Southampton to win this match against Middlesbrough ⚽ with odds of 1.61 found at 1xbet.
- 1xbet ⭐ has the best odds for a draw prediction ⚽️ at 4.4 which implies a probability of 5.67%.
- Currently, the best odds ⭐ for Middlesbrough to win the match are about 5 at Bet365. That means a probability of 35.24%.
Southampton vs Middlesbrough Form
Southampton and Middlesbrough's standings in the Championship
Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
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84 | 44 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 24 |
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63 | 44 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 4 |
Southampton and Middlesbrough Last Matches
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1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
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Southampton against Middlesbrough : Head to Head (H2H)
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Average stats (last H2H results)
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Southampton against Middlesbrough Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Formation : 3 - 5 - 1 - 1
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Southampton - Middlesbrough Key Points
- In four of their last five matches, Southampton conceded first
- Middlesbrough scored first in two of their last three matches
- Middlesbrough have three straight clean sheets ahead of this game
- Six times in 10 away league matches, Middlesbrough scored first
- Southampton conceded first in three of four home league matches
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Our Southampton vs Middlesbrough Prediction
Middlesbrough will relish the chance to claim another big scalp while bettering their promotion chances. A big part of their successful matches so far has been in scoring first. That will be their target here too, as they eye a double over Southampton. The hosts have shown a glaring weakness in defence in recent matches, which may haunt them here. In a number of their recent games, they’ve also conceded first. With these stats, our prediction for Southampton v Middlesbrough is for Middlesbrough to score first.
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