📏 Form Guide

Middlesbrough

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Middlesbrough will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following a 0-2 Championship triumph vs Blackburn Rovers.

In that game, Middlesbrough managed 47% possession and 12 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. For Middlesbrough, the goals were scored by Tommy Conway (2') and Samuel Iling-Junior (8'). For their opponents, Blackburn Rovers got 7 shots at goal with 2 on target.

Their more recent scorelines show that quality has been evident in the Middlesbrough backline. Middlesbrough have given the opposition little, seeing the total number of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper during their last six games standing at 3.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Middlesbrough:

• have not emerged victorious against Leeds United in their previous 7 league games.
• are undefeated in their previous 3 home league matches.

Leeds United

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In their previous game, Leeds United drew 1-1 in the Championship tie with Luton Town.

In that match, Leeds United managed 66% possession and 7 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Leeds United was Daniel James (28'). Luton Town got 8 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Isaiah Jones (15') was the scorer for Luton Town.

Looking at their form, and Leeds United have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 7 goals overall. In defence, Leeds United could really do with shoring things up. We will have to find out if that trend will be sustained here.

Going into this encounter, Leeds United have not been beaten by Middlesbrough in games played away from home for the previous 3 matches in the league.

👥 Head to head

Looking at their prior head to head clashes dating back to 30/11/2019 tells us that Middlesbrough have won 1 of these & Leeds United 5, with the number of drawn results being 0.

Those games weren’t short on goals, either, with 24 in total which averages out at 4 goals per match.

The previous league match between these sides was Championship match day 20 on 10/12/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Leeds United 3-1 Middlesbrough.

On that day, Leeds United managed 50% possession and 17 shots at goal with 5 on target. Goals were scored by Wilfired Gnonto (14'), Max Wöber (54' Own goal), Daniel James (74') and Brenden Aaronson (92').

For their opponents, Middlesbrough got 6 shots at goal with 2 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Ben Toner.

ℹ️ Team News: Middlesbrough

Darragh Lenihan (Ankle surgery), Riley McGree (unknown injury) and Aidan Morris (Knee injury) will be missing for Middlesbrough boss Michael Carrick.

ℹ️ Team News: Leeds United

Leeds United boss Daniel Farke has multiple availability issues to deal with. Maximilian Wöber (unknown injury) and Ethan Ampadu (Knee injury) are not ready for selection.

🔮 Prediction

We believe that Middlesbrough are likely to score against this Leeds United side, although just one goal likely won’t be enough to avoid defeat.

We’ve gone for both teams to score in a 1-2 winning margin for Leeds United at full-time. Should be an interesting one.

Victor Martins, 18:06 08/04/2025