Middlesbrough Sunderland betting prediction

The home team plays its 6^th friendly match of the year. In the previous friendly matches they registered the following final scores: Rochdale (3‑2) Middlesbrough, Accrington Stanley (4‑3) Middlesbrough, Augsburg (2‑1) Middlesbrough, Spennymoor Town (0‑2) Middlesbrough and Sturm Graz (1‑0) Middlesbrough. This is a team that is often stronger at home, with the help of its supporters, so they usually make good use of the home advantage, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses in away matches; against 9 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses at their stadium. Middlesbrough has won 7, tied 1 and lost 2 of the last 10 home matches. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 4 of the last 5 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 4 of the last 5 matches for this competition.

Middlesbrough comes for this game with a 3-2 defeat against Rochdale, adding the third defeat in this pre-season. It is important to remember that this team will play in the English second division. In this game against Sunderland, coach Tony Pulis should opt for a very bold strategy, looking for the defensive weakness of the opponent to apply their attacks. On an individual level we highlight the striker Britt Assombalonga, very competent player in the finalization. There are no weight absences for this game.