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Middlesbrough and West Bromwich play at Riverside Stadium in a match of the 23rd round of the Barclays Premier League. In the last confrontation between these teams in this competition, on 28-08-2016, the final result was a draw by (0-0). In this match the home factor may play an important role, as West Bromwich presents significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Middlesbrough
After 4 wins, 8 draws and 10 losses, the home team is in 16th place, having won 20 points. In the last match, they lost to West Ham at home (1-3), after having drawn in a game against Watford (0-0) in the previous game. This is a team that maintains the income when it plays outside its stadium, because in the last 30 games it registers 3 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; Against 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses in his stadium. In the last game he played for the FA Cup, won the Accrington Stanley at home for (1-0). In the last 10 home games for the league, Middlesbrough have won 3, 1 draw and 6 defeats, having won 10 points out of 30. In 22 games in the competition, he never managed to turn the scoring in the 9 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Middlesbrough play at home for the English Championship a little under pressure from the latest home-scoring results, trying to rediscover the path of victory to ease the bad time in the competition. In the last round, the team suffered a poor result when receiving West Ham at home and end up losing 1×3, thus reaching their fifth game without a win. Before, the team had gone to Watford’s home and left with a scoreless draw. After twenty-two rounds, the club has four wins, eight draws and ten defeats, thus taking the sixteenth place in the table. For that game, the technician should keep the team in the 4-3-3 or 3-5-2.
West Bromwich
After 9 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses, the visiting team is in 8th place, having won 32 points. In the last match, they won at Sunderland at home (2-0), after their previous match had lost out in a game against Tottenham (4-0). This is a stronger team when you play in your stadium, because in the last 30 games you have 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses as a visitor; Against 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses in his stadium. In the championship, West Bromwich won 9 points out of 30 after 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in their last 10 away games. In his league games as a visitor, the most frequent result at half-time was 0-0 (6 out of 11 matches). The team allowed their opponents goals in 9 of the last 10 games for this competition, so they have not been very strong defensively. In their away games there is a tendency towards few goals, since 7 of their last 11 games by the competition finished with Less than 2.5 goals. In 22 games in this competition, only managed 2 turns on the board in the 10 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 11 away games for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: suffered 6 of his 14 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
West Bromwich take the field for their 23rd match in the English Championship packed with the results they have been winning, trying to establish a certain regularity in the competition. In the last round, the team received Sunderland at home and managed to leave the field with the victory by 2×0, thus hitting two consecutive victories as principal. Before, the team had gone to the home of Tottenham and left there thrashed by 4×0. After twenty-two rounds, the club has nine wins, five draws and eight losses, occupying the eighth place in the table. For that match, the coach must keep the team in 4-5-1.
Prediction: BTS – No @ 1.91