Leeds United vs Middlesbrough betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on December 10th, 2024

Leeds United and Middlesbrough will meet each other in a football match counting for Championship on December 10th, 2024, Tuesday at 20:00h (UTC), in England, check the Leeds United vs Middlesbrough betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Leeds United vs Middlesbrough will occur

The game will be played in the well-known Elland Road stadium, in the city of Leeds, with a capacity for 40242 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all the information to help you with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Leeds United vs Middlesbrough betting tip 2024/2025

The Championship has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.67 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.47 goals per match played.

Leeds United last match

Leeds United is coming off a loss. In its last outing they faced Blackburn Rovers in a match valid for Championship, and the match ended 1-0. The eleven coached by D. Farke played in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

They were defeated despite having all the favoritism before the match. A lost match that was not in anyone's plans, a result that counted with odds of 4.75.

This was certainly not the best performance of the season for the defense. Junior Firpo leads the departmental disaster: with his late interventions and bad passes he allowed many chances to the opposing team's attacks.

Middlesbrough last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Championship, Middlesbrough, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Burnley team with a final score of 1-1.

Prior to the match, there were signs indicating that the game would be evenly matched between the two teams. As a result, a draw with odds around 3.25 seemed like a plausible and expected outcome.

Leeds United vs Middlesbrough h2h

Leeds United was in 1st place in the Carabao Cup while Middlesbrough was in 2nd place, the last time these teams faced each other. Leeds United team entered the field with the 4-2-3-1 formation, the same tactic Middlesbrough used in the match.

The two teams have not faced each other since 14-08-2024. On that occasion they were playing for the 2024/2025 season of the Carabao Cup, and the match ended with a 0-3 win for Middlesbrough.

In this game, the referee B. Toner will be in charge, assisted by A. Fox and R. Woodward.

Leeds United

Championship leaderboard now

The Leeds United team with 35 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 10 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses.

In the 20th round, the team has an advantage of 2 points over the Sunderland team which is just below, in 4th place and with 2 points less than Burnley team that is in the 2nd place.

Leeds United analysis

The ratio of goals scored to goals conceded for Leeds United is positive: after 19 rounds the team has scored 31 goals, conceding only 13.

The Leeds United team comes from a defeat in the Championship, and its coach Daniel Farke wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

To control the game, the Leeds United team would often try to reach an average ball possession of 62.44%. The reason for this is ball possession above 50% would give teams some control over their opponents.

Playing in their home base prove wise for this team, as their record of 7 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw shows. Playing as the visiting team, meanwhile has given them 3 games won.

Best goalscorer from Leeds United

Individually, the team's main offensive standout in the competition so far is Joel Piroe. He has already scored 7 times this season and has helped Leeds United come away with the positive result on several occasions.

Historical data Leeds United

With 4 titles won in the history of the tournament, the Leeds United team is one of the competition's leading names. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the match and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their opponents with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

Middlesbrough

Championship leaderboard now

The Middlesbrough team with 31 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 9 wins, 4 draws, and 6 losses.

Which means that, with an advantage of 1 point, the team is ahead the Watford team closing in at the 6th place in the 20th round.

Middlesbrough analysis

Middlesbrough counted 33 goals scored and 22 conceded at the end of Championship day number 19.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Championship.

Best goalscorer from Middlesbrough

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Tommy Conway. Middlesbrough owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 8 goals in this season.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Leeds United is Joel Piroe, who has already scored 7 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Middlesbrough is Tommy Conway, he has scored in 8 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

The under 2.5 goals market can also be a good alternative since Middlesbrough scores an average of 2 goals per match when playing away from home, and considering that often does not suffer when playing away, it will be a betting market to explore.

At the bookmaker Bet365, the market of Total Goals Under 2.5 is with great odds.

Corners Top Betting Tips

A good thing to note for those wanting to get sports betting results is that there is an average of 6.52 corners per game.

Middlesbrough is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.16 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Middlesbrough in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.42 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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