Leeds make the trip to the Riverside Stadium to take on Middlesbrough this Monday in the Championship. Middlesbrough look to keep their spot in the top half of the table whereas Leeds aim to take the top spot.
Date: 22/04/2024
Kick off time: 20:00
Location: Riverside Stadium
The top three in the Championship are separated by just two points, though Leicester do have a game in hand. Depending on other results, Leeds could go top with a win. Middlesbrough, however, could make a late run for Play-off football.
Middlesbrough currently sit ninth in the Championship after 43 games. Boro have 18 wins, nine draws and 16 losses, leaving them on 63 points, eight points from Play-off football.
Boro have been average in front of goal this season, scoring 61 goals in 43 games, an average of 1.42 goals a game. Middlesbrough have also been average at the other end of the pitch, conceding 56 goals and keeping 11 clean sheets.
Leeds, on the other hand, currently sit third in the Championship. In 43 games, Leeds have 26 wins, nine draws and eight losses which leaves them on 87 points, one point behind Leicester and two points behind Ipswich.
The Peacocks have been amongst the goals this season. In 43 games, Leeds have scored 76 goals which gives them an average of 1.77 goals a game. However, Leeds have been the best in defence this season. The Peacocks have conceded 34 goals and have kept 19 clean sheets.
Middlesbrough and Leeds have met 102 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming back in 1926. Leeds have the better record in the fixture with 41 wins in comparison to Middlesbrough’s 32 wins, with the other 29 games ending in a draw.
The last five games in this fixture have seen three wins for Leeds and two draws - with Middlesbrough’s last win coming back in 2018. Also, two of the last four games in the fixture have seen both sides on the scoresheet.
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