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Middlesbrough Accrington Stanley betting prediction


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The most probable scenario for this match will be for a couple of goals to be scored. In this match, we expect Middlesbrough to have more initiative and create more scoring opportunities, as they are at home, but Acrrington will use counter attacks taking advantage of the space their opponents will leave. Besides, both teams have defensive issues, making a bet towards the over, of great value.
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Preview
Middlesbrough and Accrington Stanley meet , in a match for this stage of the FA Cup (4th Round). The only recent head‑to‑head between these two teams was played on 06‑08‑2013, and ended in a (1‑2) win by Accrington Stanley. In this match the home advantage may play an important role, as both teams present significant differences between home and away performances.

Analysis Middlesbrough

The home team comes to this stage of the FA Cup (4th Round) after a home win by (3‑0) against Sheffield Wednesday. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 14 goals scored and 14 conceded; against 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses at their stadium, with 15 goals scored and 16 conceded. In their last match, for the Premier League, they got a home loss against West Ham United by (1‑3). In the last 10 home matches Middlesbrough has won 4, tied 1 and lost 5. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 21 of the last 52 matches have ended ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 6 times and have never been able to turn the score around.

Middlesbrough reaches this match with low motivation after a home loss against West Ham, 3-1. It was their second consecutive match without a win, as Stuani scored their only goal. Their previous win was in this competition, against Sheffield Wednesday. In this home match, coach Aitor Karanka should maintain a 4-3-3 formation, prioritising ball possession and organized attacks through the wings, as Adama Traore is a very fast player and great in the offensive transitions. Negredo is their best scorer with 5 goals. In this match, they will be without James Husband, Barragan and Ramirez, who are all injured.

Confirmed Lineup: Dimitris Konstantopoulos, George Friend, Fábio, Bernardo Espinosa, Ben Gibson, Stewart Downing, Adam Clayton, Viktor Fischer, Grant Leadbitter, Rudy Gestede, Patrick Bamford.
Coach: K. Hellberg.

Analysis Accrington

The away team comes to this stage of the FA Cup (4th Round) after havinf played in the previous rounds against: Luton Town, Woking and Bradford City. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 1 draw and 8 losses in away matches, with 15 goals scored and 19 conceded; against 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 15 goals scored and 21 conceded. In their last match, for the League Two, they got a home tie against Carlisle United by (1‑1). In the last 10 away matches Accrington Stanley has won 3, tied 1 and lost 6. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 10 times and have never been able to turn the score around. In the last 20 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 8 of their 22 goals between minutes (61'‑75').

Accrington reaches this match after a 1-1 draw against Carlisle, their 2nd consecutive match without a win, as McCartan scored their only goal. Just like their opponent, their previous win was in this competition, against Luton. In this away match, coach John Coleman should use a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Billy Kee as their most offensive reference and their best scorer with 7 goals. They should be without Matty Pearson, who is suspended.

Confirmed Lineup: Marek Rodák, Omar Beckles, Janoi Donacien, Mark Hughes, Harvey Rodgers, Sean Clare, Roumauld Boco, Seamus Conneely, Arron Davies, Sean McConville, Billy Kee.
Coach: J. Doolan.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Middlesbrough vs Accrington match, on 28 January 2017, of the preview written by the editors of Betting Academy UK, goes to: Over 2,5 goals ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Middlesbrough vs Accrington on 28 January 2017 will be played at Middlesbrough, Riverside Stadium.

 

FA Cup - 2016/2017

  • 100% 880 / 881 Games

  • Home team wins 45.45%
  • Draws 16.59%
  • Away team wins 37.95%
  • Over 1.5 85.11%
  • Over 2.5 65.8%
  • Over 3.5 43.18%
  • Goals 3026
  • Goals /match 3.44
  • Goals /match home 1.85
  • Goals /match away 1.59
  • Both teams score 59.09%
  • Goals after 80' 4.13%
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