Sunderland vs Middlesbrough betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on September 21st, 2024

Sunderland and Middlesbrough will on Saturday, September 21st, 2024 at 11:30h (UTC), play in a Championship football game in England, check the Sunderland vs Middlesbrough betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Sunderland vs Middlesbrough will occur

The game takes place in the mythical Stadium of Light stadium, in the city of Sunderland, with a capacity for 49000 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 information to help with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Sunderland vs Middlesbrough betting tip 2024/2025

Sunderland last match

In the last match played, Sunderland met Plymouth Argyle, in a match valid for the Championship. The match ended in a loss by 3-2. The coach R. Le Bris' on that occasion lined the team up with a 4-3-3 formation.

With odds of 5.25, it is clear that defeat was not in anyone's plans for this match. The team was the clear favorite for the win, but they could do nothing to avoid defeat.

The defense suffered the assaults of the rival team by coming out significantly downsized in the duels on the field. The worst in the department is Daniel Ballard, constantly struggling in the face of the incursions of the opposing attackers. The performance of the entire team suffers from its lapses in concentration.

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 Preston North End team with a final score of 1-1.

A win in this match had high probabilities, that is why the draw (odd 4.20) can be considered as a bad result.

Sunderland vs Middlesbrough h2h

When these teams last played against each other in Championship, Sunderland ranked 9th place while Middlesbrough was in 12th place. Sunderland initiated hostilities with a 4-1-4-1 formation while Middlesbrough played using a 4-2-3-1 tactic.

In the 2023/2024 football season, these teams played against each other on 04-02-2024 in a battle-themed Championship match which ended in a 1-1 draw.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

Sunderland

Championship leaderboard now

The Sunderland team with 12 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.

In the 6th round, the team has an advantage of 1 point over the Blackburn Rovers team which is just below, in 3rd place and with 1 point less than West Bromwich Albion team that is in the 1st place.

Sunderland analysis

Sunderland after 5 rounds shows a very good goal quotient: in fact, it has scored 12 goals and conceded only 4 to opponents.

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

Sunderland has a ball possession average of 44.6% in the league. Therefore, they are not the team that proposes the game, which can be a problem for this match. Therefore, fans hope the team to have more possession in this Sunderland vs Middlesbrough 2024/2025 match and, especially, to convert it into goals.

Best goalscorer from Sunderland

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Romaine Mundle so far in the competition. With 3 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team Sunderland to achieve victorious results this season.

Historical data Sunderland

The Sunderland team is one of the leading names in the sport, with 5 titles won in the history of the tournament. 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

Middlesbrough arrives in this game with 8 points, and in 10th place in the Championship, having won twice in total and lost once, making a total of 2 draws.

With the same score that the Leeds United who occupies position 9, the team will fight for a best position in this 6th round.

Middlesbrough analysis

Middlesbrough after 5 days has put up 6 goals scored, and taken 4, and thus record has a positive goal difference.

As we approach the Regular Season, Middlesbrough is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 4.8 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

Ball possession above 50% usually enables teams to gain some control over their opponents. This is why the Middlesbrough team typically tries to achieve an average ball possession of 56.2% to control the game.

Best goalscorer from Middlesbrough

In this season, the individual highlight is Tommy Conway that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 2 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Middlesbrough achieved in several matches.

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

For punters some entries may be interesting for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

The best time to place bets is between 75-90 minutes as some study have shown this to be where most goals happen.

Taking into consideration that Middlesbrough scores an average of 1 goal per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

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

Corners Top Betting Tips

To obtain good betting results, remembering that there is an average of 6.5 corners per game when the corners numbers of both teams are combined.

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 8.6 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 2.8 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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