Only victory will satisfy the Middlesbrough regulars in this Riverside Stadium duel with Derby County, as they enjoy a solid lead on them in the Championship standings.
- Middlesbrough have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Championship
- Derby County have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Championship
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Middlesbrough form and stats
9-2-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Championship numbers at home for Middlesbrough so far this season. Middlesbrough has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Riverside Stadium. We remember; it was Preston North End.
Middlesbrough shared the glory with Queens Park Rangers in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Jones (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.65/10. Jones hit two key passes and had 33 successful passes (of 40 total).
Middlesbrough has scored 21 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. From these home matches, Middlesbrough have conceded only 13 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Derby County form and stats
There's been little loot from Derby County's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 15 away games in the Championship. Derby County only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 6 draws. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Derby County have lost on their last two travels.
County are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the fixture against Hull City (placed 19th). Lawrence got a match rating of 7.83 in that game, top player of the team. Lawrence scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 26 successful passes (of 31 total).
Prior to that match, the Derby County manager Rooney faced defeat when travelling to Huddersfield Town and losing 0-2.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Derby County playing away, we found five games. Results were two away wins, one draw and two home wins.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting County as they have only managed to score 10 times from 15 away games in the league. Derby County have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Middlesbrough and Derby County have duelled already this season: Derby County - Middlesbrough 0-0. Statistics for the preceeding ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: three wins for Middlesbrough, four draws and three wins for Derby County. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  T. Lawrence 9 goals |   A. Šporar 7 goals |  M. Crooks 6 goals |
Middlesbrough missing players
Derby County missing players
| Middlesbrough | Derby County | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 30 |
| 13 | 9 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 34 | 21 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 31 |
| 28 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 17 | 31 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 80% | 83% |
| 76% | 80% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | 63% |
| 31% | 33% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 40% |
| 10% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 7% | 17% |
| 3% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 45% | 47% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 47% | 53% |
| 38% | 47% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 27% | 33% |
| 24% | 7% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 47% | 30% |
| 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4 |
| 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| 2.3 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | 12.8 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3 | 9.2 | 9.3 |
| 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 28% | 30% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 26% | 37% |
| 10 | 9.3 | 9.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.7 | 12.4 | 12.5 |
| 3 | 2.7 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
- Derby County have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Championship
- Middlesbrough have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Middlesbrough have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Derby County have scored away.
- Middlesbrough have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Championship
- Middlesbrough haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fulham | 29 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 77 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 51 | 61 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 22 | 55 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 53 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 52 |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 49 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 46 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 46 |
| 8 | Luton Town | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 45 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 45 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 45 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 42 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 31 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 34 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | -1 | 42 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 41 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 35 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 41 |
| 15 | Millwall | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -3 | 37 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 55 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 35 | -14 | 37 |
| 17 | Swansea City | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 25 | -9 | 35 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 28 | -15 | 33 |
| 19 | Hull City | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 18 | -9 | 32 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 28 | -13 | 32 |
| 21 | Reading | 29 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 57 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 26 | -23 | 22 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 59 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 42 | -36 | 20 |
| 23 | Derby County | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 18 |
| 24 | Barnsley | 29 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 45 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 28 | -27 | 14 |
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