Middlesbrough vs Bristol City Prediction: Bristol has won five of the previous six games against Middlesbrough.

Middlesbrough is set to host Bristol on Saturday evening. Bristol has won five of the previous six games against Middlesbrough. Would Middlesbrough be able to beat Bristol this time? 

Middlesbrough’s Form

Middlesbrough's home performance seems awesome this season as they managed (W3 D4 L2) to win on three occasions out of nine. Their last home game against Huddersfield (0-0) ended as a draw.

Earlier they lost their 2nd home game against Blackburn (1-2). In their nine home league games, Middlesbrough scored 10 goals against their visitors and conceded 9 in return.

Middlesbrough's away performance is a matter of concern this season as they managed (W2 D1 L6) to win on two occasions out of nine. With 20 points in 18 games, Middlesbrough is sitting in the 19th position. They have netted 23 goals this season and conceded 24 in return.

Chuba Akpom is the team’s top scorer with 6 goals followed by Duncan Watmore (4) and Isaiah Jones (2) respectively 2nd and 3rd positions.  

Middlesbrough’s possible lineup

Steffen; Smith, Fry, Lenihan, Giles; Jones, Howson, Hackney, McGree; Akpom, Forss. 

Bristol’s Form

Bristol's away performance is a matter of concern this season (W2 L5 D2) as they just managed to win twice out of eight league games. They lost their last away game against Reading (0-2).

Earlier they registered their 2nd away win of the season by defeating West Brom (2-0). In their nine away league games, they have scored 12 goals against their hosts and conceded 15 in return.

Bristol's performance at home is as per expectations this season as they managed (W4 D2 L3) to win on four occasions out of ten league games. With 22 points in 19 games, Bristol is sitting in the 15th position. They have netted 26 goals this season and conceded 28 in return.

Nahki Wells is the team’s top scorer with 7 goals followed by Tommy Conway (6) and Robert Atkinson (3) respectively 2nd and 3rd place.

Bristol’s possible lineup

O’Leary; Tanner, Vyner, Pring; Sykes, James, Scott, Dasilva; Weimann; Conway, Wells.

Middlesbrough vs Bristol expert tips

Middlesbrough beat Bristol twice in their 5 meetings at Riverside, including the win of last season. Seems like history could repeat itself this season as well. After analyzing all the facts, we favor Middlesbrough to win the game. In this match, we can expect more than 2.5 goals as historically both teams have scored more than 3 goals in a face-off.