Can Middlesbrough strengthen their playoff push with a victory over an out-of-form Derby side at the Riverside Stadium in the English Championship on Saturday, March 1st. View our England Championship betting tips for the clash below.
Middlesbrough City vs Derby Best Odds
| Middlesbrough 4/7 (-175) | X 31/10 (+310) | Derby 17/4 (+425) |
| Over 5/6 (-120) | 2.5 Goals | Under 10/11 (-110) |
| Yes 17/20 (-118) | BTTS | No 10/11 (-110) |
Middlesbrough vs Derby Analysis
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough snapped a five-game winless run in midweek with a timely 3-1 victory at Stoke on Tuesday evening and with their confidence restored, they can approach Saturday’s test against Derby at the Riverside with renewed vigour.
Boro (11th) have struggled for wins since the turn of the year, however, they remain just four points behind Blackburn in 6th and are still very much in the playoff picture.
Finn Azaz and Marcus Forss ended lengthy dry spells in Middlesbrough’s midweek success and boss Michael Carrick will hope both attackers can kick on from here. Boro are favourites to prevail on Saturday on the best betting apps and the hosts look well-positioned to harness home advantage.
Team news: Riley McGree, Darragh Lenihan, Alex Bangura, Thomas Smith, Ben Doak, Jonathan Howson, Solomon Brynn and Seny Dieng could be missing for Middlesbrough.
Predicted Lineup: Travers, Dijksteel, Fry, Edmundson, Borges, Morris, Hackney, Forss, Whittaker, Azaz, Conway
Derby
Life under new manager John Eustace hasn’t exactly been rosy so far for Derby County and the Rams failed to pick up a point – or even score a goal – in their new head honcho’s first two games in charge against QPR (0-4) and Millwall (0-1.
Derby failed to land a single shot on target in their narrow loss to Millwall last weekend and if Eustace was unsure of the monumental task he had to keep County up, the 45-year-old’s eyes will be fully open now.
The Rams haven’t won a Championship fixture since Boxing Day and with a haul of just two goals from their last nine league matches combined, it’s easy to see why Derby have been priced as underdogs on EFL betting sites.
Team news: Corey Blackett-Taylor, Kane Wilson, Dajaune Brown and Curtis Nelson could all be out of action for Derby.
Predicted Lineup: Widell-Zetterstrom, Nyambe, Langas, Clarke, Osborn, Adams, Ozoh, Jackson, Yates, Goudmijn, Salvesen
Middlesbrough vs Derby Stats and Trends
- Derby have failed to score in seven of their last nine Championship fixtures.
- Derby have lost six and drawn two of their last eight league games.
- Three Derby players were booked when the Rams last faced Middlesbrough in August.
- Derby have been conceding 5.32 corners per game in the Championship this season.
Middlesbrough vs Derby Prediction
Middlesbrough’s 3-1 midweek win over Stoke felt like a significant victory for Boro and allowed them to put halt to a run of defeats. A date with relegation favourites Derby looks like an ideal opportunity for Middlesbrough to build some momentum. County are without a win in the Championship since December 26th and they have lost six of their last eight away assignments in the division.
Prediction: Middlesbrough to win – 4/7 (-175) – RhinoBet
Middlesbrough vs Derby – The Ultimate Bet:
Over 1.5 Middlesbrough goals – 8/11 (-138)
Middlesbrough played with plenty of incision and spark in the final third in midweek and scored three times from 16 efforts at goal, while manufacturing 2.20 in xG in their 3-1 win over Stoke.
Boro could enjoy more success in the final third on Saturday against a Derby defence that conceded four times in their last away fixture at QPR (0-4).
Despite sitting in midtable, Middlesbrough (54) are the Championship’s third highest scorers behind Leeds (71) and Norwich (55), and the hosts offer decent value at 8/11 to net over 1.5 goals against Derby.
