Middlesbrough vs West Brom Match Preview

Middlesbrough is ranked at 7th place with 49 points and comes after two wins a draw and two losses over the last five matches. Losing the recent game against Bristol City made them drop out of the play-off zone as Sheffield Utd outranked them and now sits one point ahead.

With 39 goals scored so far, they have a good offensive side and in the last five matches they have scored a total of eight goals despite not having the best results while managing to find the back of the net on four occasions. At home, they come after five consecutive wins where they scored a total of ten goals.

Their best players upfront have been Crooks 8 goals - 2 assists and Sporar 7 goals - 2 assists but also the winger Jones with 1 goal - 8 assists has provided more than enough help for them. Now that they will try to bounce back from their recent loss everyone needs to give their best.

West Brom, on the other hand, is ranked at 11th place with 46 points and comes in a very bad run as they got a single draw and four losses over the last five matches. Failing to win any of the last five duels caused them, not to just drop out of the play-off zone, but now they sit four points behind it and their rivals have one game in hand.

With 34 goals scored so far, they have shown a decent offensive side but in the last five matches since they entered this dark spiral they failed to score a single goal. This should end sooner than later if they want to keep their hopes for promotion alive.

Grant with 10 goals - 4 assists and Robinson 5 goals - 8 assists are expected to play from the start.

In conclusion, I think that both teams can score at least a goal here. Middlesbrough has the advantage of playing in front of their fans and that comes in a better momentum than their rivals so I fancy them scoring a goal as a minimum. West Brom has got a good team overall despite experiencing a bad run for the moment. They need to change their season and why not start from a direct duel like this.