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Middlesbrough vs Derby County prediction, odds, tips and team news

Middlesbrough vs Derby County prediction, odds, tips and team news

Middlesbrough and Derby County lock horns in a Championship clash on Saturday, 1st March, at 3pm (UK time). The match will not be broadcast live in the United Kingdom. 

Draw (29/10 with Sky Bet)

Boro have won just two of their last 10 games across all competitions, while Derby have won just two of their 21. These two sides have drawn 16 times in the Championship between them this season.

Tommy Conway anytime goalscorer (6/4 with Sky Bet)

Tommy Conway is the highest-scoring Middlesbrough player this season still at the club with 10 goals, including one in each of his last two appearances, ending an eight-game drought.

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How both teams go into Middlesbrough vs Derby County

Boro kept their narrow playoff hopes alive with a 3-1 win away at Stoke City on Tuesday. That leaves the North East side 11th in the Championship table, but only four points adrift of the top six with 12 games still to play. However, things would look much better for Michael Carrick’s men were it not for an inexplicable five-game losing streak prior to that win against Stoke.

Things are much more bleak for Derby, who are 23rd in the table and four points adrift of safety. The Rams have taken just two points from their last 11 league outings, while they’ve scored just four goals during that time and have failed to find the net in each of their last three.

Derby will take some confidence from the fact that one of their seven Championship wins came against Middlesbrough, winning 1-0 at Pride Park in August.

Middlesbrough team news

Ben Doak, Alex Bangura, Jonny Howson and Riley McGree won’t return until March, while Boro will have to wait even longer to get Seny Dieng and Solomon Brynn back in action.

Derby County team news

This game will come a little too early for Corey Blackett-Taylor, Dajaune Brown and Kane Wilson, while Curtis Nelson is out for the season.

Middlesbrough vs Derby County head-to-head

As mentioned, Derby won the previous meeting between these sides, meaning Boro have won just one of the last four head-to-heads.

Middlesbrough vs Derby County H2H
Date Score Competition
17/08/24 Derby 1-0 Middlesbrough Championship
12/02/22 Middlesbrough 4-1 Derby Championship
21/08/21 Derby 0-0 Middlesbrough Championship
13/02/21 Derby 2-1 Middlesbrough Championship
25/11/20 Middlesbrough 3-0 Derby Championship

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