Our football match prediction:
Leeds United
Match Time & Date:
31/08/2018
19:45 GMT
Prediction: 2-2
Middlesbrough
On Friday night, Elland Road will play hosts to a potentially fiery top of the table match in the Championship between leaders of the table Leeds United and 2nd placed Middlesbrough. Both teams have four wins and a draw, and neither have lost a game yet. After playing out an interesting draw with Milwall in the opening game, the Boro lined up for four straight wins against teams like Bristol City and Sheffield United, all in the top half of the table at the moment. The Whites have beaten the just relegated Stoke City team in their opening match and went on to beat Norwich City in their last match. Kemar Roofe has been great so far for the Whites, scoring four times and assisting twice. Leeds haven’t been beaten by Middlesbrough at home since 2011. Still, we predict a draw with each team having a chance to win it.
Leeds United - Middlesbrough STATISTICS
Leeds United
92%
Curent Form
Position
vs
Position
83%
Curent Form
Middlesbrough
Last 6 Matches
League Statistics
Average Goals Per Match
Last 6 Matches
League Statistics
Average Goals Per Match
Leeds United - Middlesbrough LAST MEETINGS
02/03/18
Middlesbrough
Leeds United
19/11/17
Leeds United
Middlesbrough
Total Score
Leeds United
Middlesbrough
Leeds United - Middlesbrough STATISTICS
LEE
92%
Curent Form
Position
vs
Position
83%
Curent Form
MID
Last 6 Matches
League Statistics
Avg Goals/Match
Last 6 Matches
League Statistics
Avg Goals/Match
Leeds United - Middlesbrough LAST MEETINGS
02/03/18
MID
LEE
19/11/17
LEE
MID
Total Score
LEE
MID
Highlighted Player (Vurnon Anita):
Vurnon Anita is yet another product of famous Ajax youth football academy. The defensive midfielder made a great progress during his spell with the Eredivisie outfit as he played for the first team from 2006 to 2012. During the 2011/2012 season Anita was on Newcastle United’s radar, but Ajax chiefs rejected Newcastle’s first bid for the player. Nonetheless, the two clubs eventually came to an agreement and the Dutch footballer moved to St. James’ Park in the summer of 2012. Vurnon Anita signed for the Magpies for a fee of £6.7 million and he made his Newcastle debut on August 18, 2012 in a 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the opening game of the season. After making 133 appearances in the league for the Magpies, Anita joined Leeds United on July 6, 2017, signing a three-year deal with the Championship club. Vurnon Anita made his debut for Netherlands in a 2-1 win over Mexico in May, 2010. His main position is defensive midfield, but he can play as a full-back as well.
Highlighted Team (Middlesbrough):
Middlesbrough are a professional football club that have been balancing between the top two divisions of England’s league system in the modern history. Boro have been playing their home games at the Riverside Stadium since 1995 and their shirt colour is red. The capacity of the Riverside Stadium is 34,742. Middlesbrough impressed in the 2015/2016 Championship campaign and they did really well to secure promotion to the English top flight. Newcastle United and Sunderland are regarded as the club’s main rivals, but there is a rivalry with Leeds United as well. Middlesbrough made it to the FA Cup final in 1997, but Chelsea proved to be a big catch for the Boro in the title game (0-2). However, the Riverside Stadium outfit did remarkably well to win the League Cup trophy in 2004, with the team beating Bolton Wanderers in the final. George Boateng, Stewart Downing, Juninho Paulista, Gareth Southgate, Jonathan Woodgate, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, Tuncay Sanli and Hamilton Ricard are the star footballers who left their mark at Middlesbrough.
