Leicester vs Middlesbrough Betting Tips & Match Predictions

Leicester vs Middlesbrough Intro

We’re well into the second part of this Championship season with Leicester impressing all around them. The home side are sitting in the top places of the table, and face Middlesbrough, who have shown inconsistency so far. The two teams meet at King Power Stadium on Saturday February 17, 2024 at 3:00 PM. Into matchweek 33, and Enzo Maresca will be happy with his side, after taking 78 points from their 32 games. Michael Carrick will be looking to inspire his side to climb the table, as they currently sit in the 13th place on 41 points. As we head deeper into the Championship season, there’s a gap between Leicester and Middlesbrough in the table. There’s a difference of 37 points and 12 places between the teams.

Leicester vs Middlesbrough Form

Leicester have now won 13 points from the last five games and can count a victory over Sheffield Wednesday in its five-game unbeaten run. At the same time, Middlesbrough, following their loss in their last round versus Preston, have put together a form run of L,L,D,D,W winning 5 points from their last five games. Last five home games have yielded 13 points for Leicester, which only shows how good their home form is. Middlesbrough can be very happy with their away form, managing to pick up nine points in five games away from home.

Leicester vs Middlesbrough H2H

The Saturday’s home team have in the past 20 head-to-head games done better: winning 8 to Middlesbrough’s 4. There have been 8 draws so far. Middlesbrough needs to reverse the current trend of Leicester’s dominance. The home side has won this fixture 2 more times than Middlesbrough in the last six meetings.

Leicester vs Middlesbrough Analysis

In their last game, Leicester got the win and earned three points. Sheffield Wednesday was the opponent of Enzo Maresca’s men. After 90 minutes, the score was 2-0. This week Leicester will be thinking about one thing only, Middlesbrough. Against Sheffield Wednesday, Leicester claimed 65% of ball possession. Many punters rely on shots on goal data for a given team. In their last game, Leicester had 9 shots in attack and 8 shots conceded. Meanwhile, Middlesbrough lost its last game. In their last matchup, Michael Carrick’s men were facing Preston. That match ended with a 1-2 scoreline. Stats against Preston show that Middlesbrough had 62% of ball possession. If we look at shots on goal, Middlesbrough had a total of 12 shots while they conceded 3 shots.

Leicester vs Middlesbrough Odds

Leicester is the favourite to win this match between Leicester and Middlesbrough according to the bookmakers.