Middlesbrough - Coventry City predictions

With a difficult matchup ahead of them, Middlesbrough will need to focus if they want to bring in another 3 points. They are not overwhelmingly outmatched by any means, but they are generally seen as the underdogs compared to Coventry City.

The visitors are conscious of the challenge before them. To come out on top against Middlesbrough on their home field would be a noteworthy accomplishment, and it is never an easy task.

The Boro tied with Oxford United in the previous round, which was surprising in many ways. First of all, top online bookmakers were quite optimistic about their chances of winning, but they fell behind in the first half. However, they managed to equalise in time to lock down a draw.

Even though The Sky Blues’s previous Championship match was a 3:2 victory, their performance against West Bromwich Albion was far from perfect. Considering they had both home advantage and a favourable matchup, the fact that they spent most of the match playing from behind is worrisome.

The visiting team are doing rather well offensively – at least as far as their latest 3 matches can tell us. They’ve scored more than 5 times in total over the course of these games.

The recent history of clashes between these two teams paints a fairly clear picture. Although the most recent records are from the previous season, The Sky Blues defeated Middlesbrough multiple times, even managing to pull ahead by at least 2 goals in each instance.

Our advice is to stay on the safe side and go for the Over 2.5 Goals market. It’s reliable, very probable, and available at odds of 1.85 if you use the 888Sport sportsbook.