Middlesbrough vs Sunderland betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on February 03th, 2025

Middlesbrough and Sunderland are scheduled to play against each other on February 03th, 2025, Monday at 20:00h (UTC), in a Championship match to be held in England, check the Middlesbrough vs Sunderland betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Middlesbrough vs Sunderland will occur

The game is set to be played in the Riverside Stadium stadium, in the city of Middlesbrough, with a capacity for 34988 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the Middlesbrough vs Sunderland 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 2.48 goals per match played.

Middlesbrough last match

Middlesbrough come from a defeat in the last match. The game against Preston North End, valid for the Championship, ended with a 2-1. The team coached by M. Carrick lined up in the last match with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

A defeat of the home team had odds of 3.40, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

The team's defensive line was far from their best in the contest. Luke Ayling had a terrible performance, failed at crucial moments, and became one of the leading players responsible for the negative result.

Sunderland 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, Sunderland, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Plymouth Argyle team with a final score of 2-2.

In the end, the draw (odd 6.25) cannot be considered a good result, especially considering that the chances of winning the match were high.

Middlesbrough vs Sunderland h2h

Sunderland was in 2nd place in the Championship while Middlesbrough was in 10th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Sunderland team entered the field with the 4-2-3-1 formation, the same tactic Middlesbrough used in the match.

The last preceding match between these two teams was from 21-09-2024. The match was valid for the 2024/2025 season of the Championship, and it ended with a 1-0 win for Sunderland.

The previous encounter between these teams saw them fighting hard to stay ahead.

The Sunderland team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 2 wins, compared to the Middlesbrough team, which won only 1 match.

Teams with different capacities and aspirations.

In this football match, S. Martin will be the referee while B. Antrobus and C. Fitch will assist him.

Middlesbrough

Championship leaderboard now

The Middlesbrough team with 44 points currently occupies the 6th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 12 wins, 8 draws and 9 losses.

Saddled with the same points against West Bromwich Albion in position 5, in the 30th round.

Middlesbrough analysis

At the end of round 29 in Championship, Middlesbrough scored 47 goals and conceded 36 goals.

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

To control the game, the Middlesbrough team would try to achieve an average ball possession of 55.66%. This is because teams would have some control over their opponents if they had ball possession above 50%.

Being naturally stronger at home than as a visiting team, having won 5 games away from home. At home the team proves to be better, having positive results, with 7 wins against 3 losses, and 5 draws.

Middlesbrough has demonstrated their offensive prowess by scoring 47 times with 2966 attacks, while Sunderland has only scored 42 times with 2714 attacks.

Best goalscorer from Middlesbrough

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Emmanuel Latte Lath so far in the competition. With 11 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team Middlesbrough to achieve victorious results this season.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Sunderland

Championship leaderboard now

The Sunderland team with 55 points currently occupies the 4th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 15 wins, 10 draws, and 4 losses.

In the 30th round, Burnley, that is in the 3rd place, has a small advantage of 2 points.

Sunderland analysis

Sunderland after 29 days has put up 42 goals scored, and taken 24, and thus record has a positive goal difference.

This is a top 5 team in the Championship that wants to keep up with the good performances!

Opponents usually do not have much of a chance against away team Sunderland, with a balance of 6 wins, 4 losses, and 5 draws in the Championship.

Best goalscorer from Sunderland

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Wilson Isidor. The Attacker scored 9 goals in the current season, helping Sunderland to achieve victory in several disputes.

Historical data: Sunderland

With 5 titles won in the history of the tournament, one of the leading names in the competition is the Sunderland team. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the game and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their rivals with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

In short, a much stronger team Sunderland, better placed in the competition, that usually wins and doesn't concede goals, against an irregular Middlesbrough that has difficulty converting and that comes from a sequence of balanced performances.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Both Teams To Score - No market are quoted at 2.1.

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Middlesbrough is Emmanuel Latte Lath, who has already scored 11 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Sunderland is Wilson Isidor, he has scored in 9 opportunities.

A good bet could be made between 75-90 minutes of the game as this is the time most goals are scored.

The option of betting under 2.5 goals is also compelling since Sunderland has an average of 1.2 goals per game as a visitor and often not suffers goals playing away from home, making this a market to explore.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.91.

Corners Top Betting Tips

For favorable betting results, note that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 5.4 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.72 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

In games like these, the players are usually nervous and sometimes even aggressive due to the tension that this rivalry involves. Therefore, a good option is to bet that the match will have an above average number of cards or that at least one red card will be shown.

On the Sunderland side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 3 time this season, very different from Middlesbrough who only saw the red card twice. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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