England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Middlesbrough and Sunderland, taking place on Sunday, 04 February 2024, at Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough.
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Middlesbrough, Recent FormMiddlesbrough manager Michael Carrick will be looking for a better result in this game following a disappointing 1-1 draw in his team's last league outing against Rotherham United. They came away from that fixture with 70% of the possession and clocked up 14 attempts on goal with 3 on target. By comparison, Rotherham United managed 6 attempts on goal, with 2 on target.
Carrick will be quite satisfied with his squad's offensive prowess in recent performances. They have managed to notch up 8 goals from their last 6 outings. However, the manager will know they have work to do at the back where they have let in 7 goals and, as a result, lost some important points. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 home games, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games overall.
They're experiencing a disappointing spell of form at Riverside Stadium, having lost 3 of their last 6 home games and picking up only 2 wins.
Having scored 3 goals in his last 6 league games for Middlesbrough, Emmanuel Latte Lath will be looking to keep his tally up with a goal in their next outing.
Sunderland, Recent FormSunderland have set themselves up nicely for this match by securing a 3-1 home win against Stoke City in their previous league match. They achieved 42% possession in that match and had 8 strikes at goal, with 5 hitting the target, up against Stoke City's tally of 15 efforts at goal, 4 of which were on target.
While they have been reasonably effective at circumventing their opponents defence, scoring 8 in their last 6 games, it's largely been tit for tat with their own defence proving to be equally ineffectual, conceding 5, and leading to valuable points being dropped. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, but they've failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games on the road.
They've had a poor run of form on the road recently, losing 3 of their last 6 away games and managing only 1 win.
Jack Clarke will be hoping to create problems for Middlesbrough in this one, having scored 4 goals in his last 6 outings on the road for Sunderland.
After a good 0-4 win for Middlesbrough in this pair's last league encounter, Sunderland will certainly be looking for a better result this time round.
When playing at home against The Black Cats, Middlesboro have scored at least one goal for 5 games in succession. During the last 3 times these two teams have met in the league at Riverside Stadium, The Black Cats have been unable to break through the Middlesboro defence and find the back of the net.
Sunderland have lost the last 3 times they've have visited Middlesboro in the league and have failed to win any of their last 5 encounters at Riverside Stadium.
Middlesboro manager Michael Carrick has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Alex Bangura (Leg), Seny Dieng (Hip), Isaiah Jones (Hamstring), Emmanuel Latte Lath (Hamstring), Darragh Lenihan (Achilles tendon) and Tommy Smith (Achilles tendon) are all currently out of contention for this game.
The injury list is starting to mount up for Sunderland manager Michael Beale with Daniel Ballard (Hamstring), Dennis Cirkin (Hamstring), Bradley Dack (Hamstring), Corry Evans (Cruciate ligament), Timothée Pembélé (Cruciate ligament) and Patrick Roberts (Calf) all unavailable for selection, and Niall Huggins (Knee surgery) out for the rest of the season.
Middlesbrough Playing at home | Sunderland Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Goals scored | 1.1 |
| 1.1 | Goals conceded | 1 |
| 51' | Time first goal scored | 42' |
| 44' | Time first goal conceded | 26' |
| 1.5 | Yellow cards | 2.1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3.6 | Subs used | 3.9 |
| 4-0 | Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| 3-1 | Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
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