West Brom vs Middlesbrough Prediction & Betting Tips - Championship

Prediction published on 03/11/2021, 12:00  by Sayak | Modified on 03/11/2021 at 20:33 in Championship Prediction

West Bromwich Albion host Middlesbrough at the Hawthorns Stadium in Match week seventeen of the Championship. The home side are placed third in the league standings with thirty-one points from sixteen matches while the visitors see themselves positioned at fourteenth with twenty-one points from their sixteen fixtures so far. West Bromwich Albion come into the game with an encouraging 1-0 win at home against Hull City. The clean sheet against Hull City was the side’s fourth in the last seven matches. Valerien Ismael’s side like to keep things tight at the back and hence have had under 2.5 goals in three out of their last six matches. They have conceded just fourteen goals in the sixteen matches which is the second-lowest in the Championship so far.

Middlesbrough might not have had the same number of wins as West Bromwich Albion, but the side has been very defensively resilient in their past few fixtures. They have hit a bit of a slump and come into the West Bromwich Albion game with a 3-1 defeat at Luton Town. Neil Warnock’s side, however, have kept three clean sheets in their last five matches and have had under 2.5 goals in seven out of their last eight matches. It is also to be noted that the last two meetings between West Bromwich Albion and Middlesbrough ended in under 2.5 goals.