Bristol City - Middlesbrough betting tips and odds

The visiting team knows the task they face will not be easy. Beating Bristol City on their own turf would be a major accomplishment, and it is always a formidable challenge.

Middlesbrough will need to bring their top form if they want 3 points from this matchup – and they do. team from Bristol are not easy pickings, although the visitors are widely seen as close favourites.

Bristol’s previous away performance caught everyone by surprise – most of all Stoke City , their opponents. The visitors were given a negligible chance of success, which seemed especially impossible when Stoke City took the lead in the first half. Bristol took it back in the second half, ending the match with an unexpected 1:2 away win.

The Boro are coming on the back of a narrow home defeat to Burnley. The match could have gone either way, but the opposition displayed better form by grabbing an early lead and maintaining it until the 1:2 finish.

And Under 2.5 Goals market may be something to consider for this match – all 5 of Bristol’s latest home outings ended up confirming it.

Results and standings notwithstanding, The Boro have run into some defensive issues in this stretch of the Championship. In the past 3 matches, they allowed more than 5 goals to their opponents, which may be cause for concern for their supporters.

Looking at the head-to-head stats between these two squads, we see a tied game from an earlier round. This was a missed opportunity for The Robins, who should have had an easy time earning 3 points in a home game. They’re still the favourites, but their chances of winning the game are smaller than they were in that previous bout.

Both teams will have a complete lineup for an exciting showdown, thanks to the absence of injuries or suspensions.

We recommend that you back The Boro in a Draw No Bet wager. The risks are still quite minimal due to the market, but there’s still plenty of betting value to make the wager worthwhile.