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Victor Dias - February 2, 2023
Middlesbrough vs Blackpool Predictions and Free Tips from our expert tipsters when the teams go head-to-head in Championship on Saturday, 4 February 2023.
Middlesbrough moved to the third spot following their impressive 2-0 win over Watford. Manager Michael Carrick worked with his team and they have successfully improved their home form last month.
Blackpool’s form suffered a serious decline as they find themselves in the relegation zone. They are just one point from reaching the foot of the table and have a poor record on their away trips.
The previous record shows that Middlesbrough have won three of the last five head-to-head matches against this opposition. They won the November fixture by 3-0. In the last ten years, the visitors have celebrated only two victories against Boro.
The host will most likely take all three points from this game. Manager Michael Carrick clearly knows that they will be playing against a relegation team and his aim will be to win maximum points from their February fixtures. Another point to note is that Blackpool have not won an away game since October.
In the last five head-to-head matches, the game ended with more than two goals combined. Also, both teams have scored in three of the last five head-to-head matches. At Riverside Stadium the last encounter ended in a 2-1 scoreline. Therefore, it will be a wise decision to back on both teams to score.
Middlesbrough have scored at least two goals in their last three wins against this team. Against Watford as well they scored two goals. Therefore, our first tip is that Middlesbrough will win this game by 2-1 – at 8.50 odd.
Our second tip is that Chuba Akpom will score anytime– the odd for this tip will be at 2.30. He is the top-scorer for Middlesbrough this season with fifteen goals to his name. He scored the opening goal against Watford last time as well.
Moreover, you can bet on both teams to score – at 1.83. It is true that Blackpool are facing a winless drought in their away trips however, they have scored in all of their away matches since November with one exception.
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