Middlesbrough vs Blackpool Betting Tips & Match Predictions
Middlesbrough vs Blackpool Intro
Middlesbrough and Blackpool meet at Riverside Stadium with contrasting objectives. Middlesbrough sit amongst the league leaders comfortably after enjoying an excellent first half of the season. As for Blackpool, they’ve endured a poor season so far and need to improve quickly as we continue with the second half of the Championship season. The fixture takes place on Saturday February 4, 2023 at 3:00 PM. As Championship warms up for round 30, Michael Carrick has done a superb job of leading the home team to the third position with 45 points. The visiting team, fronted by Mick McCarthy, have taken 26 points and are currently the 23rd. There’s a decent gap between Middlesbrough and Blackpool in the Championship table. The sides are divided by 19 points and 20 places.
Middlesbrough vs Blackpool Form
The last five games have seen Middlesbrough win 12 points, including the victory over Watford in the latest round of fixtures. Meanwhile, Blackpool lost to Watford and have just 3 points from the last 5 matches. Middlesbrough is undefeated at home in five most recent home matches. Blackpool have not enjoyed a lot of success away from home recently, picking up just 2 points in five games.
Middlesbrough vs Blackpool H2H
In the 14 times that the two teams have met, Middlesbrough have won this fixture on fewer occasions then Blackpool. The H2H record currently stands at 5 wins to 6 – with 3 draws. Things are fairly even between Middlesbrough and Blackpool in the most recent meetings between the two. Middlesbrough has the very slight advantage of winning one more.
Middlesbrough vs Blackpool Analysis
Middlesbrough won its previous game. Michael Carrick’s men were facing Watford in that game. At the end of the game, the final result was 2-0. On Saturday February 4, 2023, they will face Blackpool. Stats against Watford, shows that Middlesbrough had 57% of ball possession. If we look at shots on goal, Middlesbrough had a total of 11 shots while they conceded 8 shots. In their last game Blackpool came away with a defeat. Watford was their last opponnent. When the referee called fulltime, the score was 0-2. Against Watford, Blackpool had a ball possession of 48%. Often punters look to shots on goal as a true guide of how a team performed. For Blackpool, a total of 6 shots were taken in attack with 9 shots conceded in the last game.
Middlesbrough vs Blackpool Odds
If we take a look at the odds for this match between Middlesbrough and Blackpool we see that the bookmakers have Middlesbrough as favourites to get the win.
