Bristol City vs Middlesbrough Prediction: Both sides expected to score

Michael Carrick will hope to guide his side back to winning ways when they travel to the Ashton Gate Stadium on Friday to face Bristol City. Boro have lost their last four games and their last three against Boro. Can they return to winning ways in this game? Below, I have the team news, possible starting 11, some interesting facts, expert betting tips, and odds.

Bristol City

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Bristol City were held to a 1-1 draw in their last game against Cardiff City. Jason Knight put the team ahead in the 60th minute before Yousef Salech equalized in the last regular minute of the game. The win came after they had earlier secured a 2-0 win over Stoke City. They are unbeaten in five of their last six games and have secured five wins in their last six home matches in the Championship.

The Robins sit 8th on the table with 46 points in 33 games, scoring 41 goals and conceding 37. However, Fally Mayulu (muscle), Cameron Pring (muscle), Ayman Benarous (hamstring), and Luke McNally (leg) are all ruled out of this game due to injuries.

Middlesbrough

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Pressure continues to mount on Michael Carrick as his side suffered yet another loss, with a 1-0 loss to Watford in their last game. They have now lost their last four games and are without a win in seven of their last eight games.

Boro have dropped to 11th on the table with 44 points in 32 games, scoring 50 goals and conceding 43. However, Jonathan Howson, Darragh Lenihan, Seny Dieng, Riley McGree, and Ben Doak are all out of this game due to injuries.

Possible Starting 11

Bristol City — Max O'Leary, Zak Vyner, Robert Dickie, Haydon Roberts, Mark Sykes, Max Bird, Jason Knight, George Tanner, Scott Twine, Anis Mehmeti, Sinclair Armstrong.

Middlesbrough — Mark Travers, Luke Ayling, Rav van den Berg, George Edmundson, Neto Borges, Daniel Barlaser, Aidan Morris, Morgan Whittaker, Hayden Hackney, Tommy Conway, Kelechi Iheanacho.

Interesting Facts

• The Robins have won five of their last six games at home;
• The Robins are unbeaten in five of their last six games;
• The Robins won the last three games against Boro and are unbeaten in their last six;
• Boro lost six of their last seven games;
• Boro are winless in six of their last seven games on the road.

Expert Betting Tips

Things have not returned to normalcy for Boro, and I doubt if they can get any points in this game because they have failed to defeat Bristol in their last six attempts. However, I expect them to get a consolation goal in the clash because, despite their woes, they have scored in five of their last six games.

Our prediction for the match is for both teams to score for odds of 1.67 at Betway.

Our second prediction is for this game to see 3+ goals (over 2.5 goals) for odds of 1.90 at Bet365.

Our third prediction is a win, draw no bet for the hosts for odds of 1.60 at 1xbet.