Middlesbrough vs Derby County Prediction: A win for the hosts

Middlesbrough hope to continue their return to success when they welcome Derby County to the Riverside Stadium on Saturday. The hosts have won one of their last six games, while the visitors are winless in their last 12. Who will win? Below, I have the team news, possible starting 11, some interesting facts, expert betting tips, and odds.

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough returned to winning ways with a 3-1 win over Stoke City. Marcus Forss scored the game's first goal in the 20th minute before Jun-Ho Bae equalised in the 45th minute. However, Finn Azaz restored the lead for Boro in the 52nd minute, and Tommy Conway put the game beyond Stoke’s reach in the 73rd minute. Boro now hopes to build on this win after they had gone five games without a point. They sit 11th on the table with 47 points in 34 games, scoring 54 goals and conceding 46. However, Sol Brynn, Darragh Lenihan, Seny Dieng, Jonny Howson Riley McGree, and Ben Doak are ruled out of this game due to injuries.

Derby County

Derby County suffered a 1-0 loss to Millwall in their last game to extend their winless run to 12 games. On the road, they have won just one of their 17 games this season. Derby County sit second to the bottom of the table with 29 points in 34 games, scoring 33 goals and conceding 47. However, Curtis Nelson, Dajaune Brown, and Corey Blackett-Taylor are ruled out of this game due to injuries.

Possible Starting 11

Middlesbrough — Mark Travers, Anfernee Dijksteel, Rav van den Berg, Dael Fry, Neto Borges, Hayden Hackney, Aidan Morris, Morgan Whittaker, Tommy Conway, Delano Burgzorg, Kelechi Iheanacho.

Derby County — Jacob Widell Zetterström, Ryan Nyambe, Sondre Langås, Craig Forsyth, Ben Osborn, Ebou Adams, Kenzo Goudmijn, Kayden Jackson, Jerry Yates, Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, Lars-Jorgen Salvesen.

Interesting Facts

• Boro are winless in six of their last seven games at home;
• Boro have lost five of their last six games;
• Derby are winless in their last 12 games in all competitions;
• Derby are winless in 16 of their 17 away games this season.

Expert Betting Tips

Middlesbrough seem to be bad on track with a 3-1 win over Stoke in their last game. They started the season on a good note before their recent challenge. With the playoff spot still possible, I see them getting a win here. However, I expect goals from both sides of the net, although Derby have failed to score in their last three games.

Our prediction for this match is for Boro to win for odds of 1.66 at 1xbet.

Our second prediction is to see more than two goals for odds of 1.88 at Bet365.

Our third prediction is for both teams to score, for odds of 1.87 at Betway.