Middlesbrough vs Leeds United Prediction 22.04.2024

• Competition: England - Championship
• Date: Tuesday, 22nd, April 2024
• Kickoff: 20:00 UTC +1 / 21.00 CEST
• Venue: Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough)

Lids will visit Riverside Stadium on Monday to face off against the unambitious Middlesbrough, aiming to secure a victory and return to the automatic promotion places.

Middlesbrough vs Leeds United Betting Tips: LEEDS TO WIN

Boro kicks off the first of the final three rounds of the regular season with positive energy, having not allowed themselves to be defeated by any opponent in the previous nine Championship matches, racking up five wins and drawing on five occasions.

Unfortunately, despite a sudden surge in form, there's a sense that the side led by former Man Utd midfielder Michael Carrick has ignited their engines a bit too late, trailing nine points behind Norwich in the final playoff spot with three games to go.

Excluded from the race for a top-six finish, Middlesbrough will strive to end the campaign on a positive note as they plot to upset another promotion contender after holding second-placed Ipswich to a 1-1 draw at Portman Road last time out.

Despite receiving assistance from Boro in the form of tripping up their direct rival for the top two spots, Leeds United failed to capitalize on that stumble to climb into an automatic position as they succumbed to a late 0-1 defeat against battling Blackburn.

The disappointment they endured against bottom-half side extended their worrying streak of three games without a win (D1, L2), but the Whites' promotion hopes are not yet sunk as they are just two points adrift of the Tractor Boys in second place.

Quietly boasting just one earned victory in their last five second-tier fixtures, Daniel Farke's men simply can't afford any more slip-ups if they want to secure a direct ticket to the Premier League.

Perhaps their recent displays in rival's territory have not been great, taking a paltry four points out of the available 12, but Leeds will be buoyed by their H2H record, having beaten Boro in three meetings in a row, a run that includes a thriller five-goal win in the reverse December fixture.

With nothing left to chase in the remaining three rounds of the regular season, the dejected Carrick's side might come up short as they aim to extend their unbeaten streak to nine matches, especially since the Whites, theoretically the stronger side, are desperate to halt their three-game winless run and continue their pursuit of automatic promotion with maximum points at Riverside.