Middlesbrough v Manchester City Betting Preview – Premier League 30th April 2.05pm
After their midweek success at home against Sunderland, what can Boro do about handling the attacking power of Manchester City on Sunday afternoon? They will need to have their defence on point because Manchester City will be hungry to get points to drive them towards that precious top four finish this season in the Premier League.
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Middlesbrough v Manchester City Betting Tips
Boro managed to give themselves a huge boost of survival when they dug out a 1-0 home win over bottom side Sunderland in midweek. It was the worst game of the season in the entire Premier League in terms of quality and excitement. Boro won’t care, it was three points which leaves them six from safety with four games to go. Too much for them to do still? Boro’s win over the Black Cats is their only victory in their last seventeen league games. Boro have gone W1 D4 L4 in their last nine Premier League home game, so backing them for a win is tough in this one. Boro did actually claim a 1-1 draw at Man City earlier in the campaign and under 2.5 goals at William Hill a price of 6/4 which may be worth a flutter. Boro have some decent form against City actually because they have lost only one of their 10 Premier League matches at home to Manchester City (W7 D2 L1). They have failed to score in three of their last five against the Citizens in all competitions though.
Along with that 1-1 draw at home against Middlesbrough this season, the Citizens did go to the Riverside in the FA Cup and record a victory. City had to settle for a midweek 0-0 draw with Manchester United in the league, a frustrating night for them because they dominated the game and just couldn’t score. Which is the story of their season pretty much. Still, they are on course for a top-four finish and Pep Guardiola’s men have lost just one of their last twelve league games (W6 D5) and the lone defeat came out at Chelsea during that sequence. They have managed to pick up back to back clean sheets in the top flight and Man City to win to nil at William Hill is running at a price of 11/10. In the anytime goalscorer market, Sergio Aguero is a 4/7 market favourite, with Gabriel Jesus running at 5/6. Aguero has scored in both games against Boro this season. Will City have the craft to open up the decent defence of Boro? The Citizens have won three of their last five meetings with Middlesbrough in all competitions (D1 L1).
Middlesbrough v Manchester City Betting Odds
Man City 2/7, Draw 4/1, Middlesbrough 10/1
Middlesbrough v Manchester City Predictions
Man City Away Win: City have been a good side or on the road this season and against the low-scoring Boro, they shouldn’t have too many troubles putting the win on the board at all.
