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Victor Dias - August 9, 2023
Coventry vs Middlesbrough Predictions and Free Tips from our expert tipsters when the teams go head-to-head in Championship on Saturday, 12 August 2023.
Coventry had a slow start last season in the Championship. However, they made great progress since the beginning of this year and finished fifth on the table. They lost to Leicester City in their first game of the new season.
On the other hand, Middlesbrough played well last season and reached fourth on the table. They lost to Millwall in their season opener by a narrow one-goal margin.
It is important to note that the hosts are unbeaten in the last four meetings against this team. These two teams last met back in May and Coventry won that game by scoring one goal. On this ground, the visitors have won this fixture only once in the last two decades.
The chances are high that Coventry will win all three points. They lost to Leicester City as they played in the Premier League last season. Do note that they have played well against Championship teams since the beginning of this year. Moreover, the hosts have a good record at Coventry Building Society Arena against Middlesbrough.
The hosts scored the opening goal against Leicester City last time. At the same time, the visitors are yet to score a goal. Considering all this, it will be a good decision to back under 2.5 goals criteria for this game.
Coventry have improved their home form since the beginning of this year. This is one of the reason why they finished fifth on the table last season. At the same time, Middlesbrough have not won an away game starting in April. You can back the following, as our first tip is that Coventry will win this game– the odd for this tip will be priced at 2.45 odd.
Moving on, our second tip is that under 2.5 goals will be scored– the odd for this tip will be at 1.80. The main reason for this tip is that this fixture has been a low-scoring one in the last two years. It is worth knowing that the last six meetings between these two teams ended with less than three goals.
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