Middlesbrough vs Sunderland Match Preview

Middlesbrough host Sunderland in matchday 8 for the English Championship in this North East England derby.

The home team, despite their ambitious goals of promotion to the top division, have started the league with one win, three draws and three defeats, a record that has put them in twentieth place among the twenty-four teams in the league. In addition they have the second worst defense in the league with twelve goals conceded and have apparently conceded goals in all matches.

On the contrary, the "Black Cats", despite being newcomers, are one of the biggest names in the division and show with their start that they do not want to get in troubles but instead look towards the top of the standings. On the bench for Sunderland will be Tony Mowbrey, once the iconic captain of Middlesbrough who took over after the departure of the previous manager for the bench of Stoke.

Taking into account the above I expect that the home team will find it very difficult to bend the resistance of Sunderland which is in eighth place with eleven points. I will bet 2 units on away win dnb at odds of 3.75 as I feel the set should be more split.