Middlesbrough vs Hull City Prediction: A win for the hosts

Middlesbrough will welcome struggling Hull City to the Riverside Stadium on Saturday. While Middlesbrough are fighting for a playoff spot, Hull City are in the relegation battle. Below are previews, possible starting 11, expert betting tips, and odds.

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Middlesbrough suffered a 1-0 loss to Balckburn in their last game with Dominic Hyam doing the damage in the 77th minute. The loss ended Michael Carrick’s men 3-game winning run, where they defeated QPR 4-1, Luton 5-1 and Oxford United 6-2. They sit 6th on the table with 27 points in 17 games, scoring 29 goals and conceding 20. Boro boss Michael Carrick is likely to be without 10 players, as Finn Azaz (illness), Delano Burgzorg (illness), Rav van den Berg (leg injury), Riley McGree (leg injury), Seny Dieng (illness), Aidan Morris (knee injury), Hayden Hackney (muscle injury), Darragh Lenihan (ankle injury), Tom Smith (Achilles tendon), and Alex Bangura (Achilles tendon) will all miss this game. However, Emmanuel Latte Lath will be a player to watch in this game after scoring seven league goals. He has scored 5 of those goals in the last 4 games.

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Hull City suffered a 2-0 loss against Sheffield United in their last game despite having 62% possesion of the ball. They have now suffered losses in their last 4 games, and sit in the relegation zone with 15 points in 17 games, scoring 16 goals and conceding 23. However, after the sack of Tim Walter on Wednesday, following a 9-game winless run, all hope will now be on Andy Dawson who will now take the club as an interim boss. The coach will be without Oscar Zambrano (suspension), Mohamed Belloumi (ACL injury), Carl Rushworth (ankle injury), Steven Alzate (calf Injury), Liam Millar (ACL injury), Thimothée Lo-Tutala (leg injury), Andy Smith (leg injury), and Harvey Cartwright (hand injury).

Middlesbrough — Solomon Brynn, Luke Ayling, George Edmundson, Matt Clarke, Neto Borges, Jonathan Howson, Daniel Barlaser, Ben Doak, Tommy Conway, Marcus Forss, Emmanuel Latte Lath.

Hull City — Ivor Pandur, Lewie Coyle, Alfie Jones, Charlie Hughes, Cody Drameh, Regan Slater, Xavier Simons, Abdulkadir Omur, Gustavo Puerta, Abu Kamara, Chris Bedia.

Hull City have had issues in their previous games after remaining winless and I think a change in the dugout for them will have little to nothing effect on their performance. They are also winless in their last 3 away games, where they were already behind before the halftime break. Also, Middlesbrough have won their last 3 games before losing their last game, and have gone ahead in the first half od those game.

• HT: W1 for 1.95 odds
• W1 for 1.60 odds
• HT: Over 1 for 1.60 odds