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Middlesbrough vs Burnley Bet Builder Tips: 2.10 Builder for Burnley’s Potential Promotion Clincher

Sam Ingram

Middlesbrough vs Burnley Bet Builder Tips: Friday, April 7th

It’s a cliche often peddled in fixture previews up and down the land, but this should amount to a fantastic advert for Championship football, and one where we have Middlesbrough vs Burnley bet builder tips for you to delve into.

In this article:

Middlesbrough vs Burnley Preview
Middlesbrough vs Burnley Stats & Facts
Middlesbrough vs Burnley Bet Builder

Middlesbrough vs Burnley Preview

England, Championship, Friday, April 7th, 20:00 (UK)

The Clarets can clinch promotion with a victory at Middlesbrough. Vincent Kompany’s side has been hailed as one of the best Championship teams ever to grace to the second tier, whilst Michael Carrick’s Middlesborough have proven they’re operating at a level which is not a million miles away during his managerial reign in the North of England.

Whilst I can’t think of much else I’d rather do on a Friday night than settle down and watch two Championship heavyweights go head to head, predicting the outcome of such a delectable meeting won’t be the easiest of tasks. If Neil Warnock can mastermind a 4-2 victory in Huddersfield with an ensemble of playing staff not quite at the level found in Burnley, then questions must be asked of whether Boro’s rearguard will be free from harm on Friday evening.

Football isn’t so black and white to suggest teams can beat others after struggling elsewhere, but this Middlesbrough team do leave themselves frequently susceptible. Usually, though, they can find their way out of trouble with the type of mesmeric brand of attacking football accompanying Carrick’s arrival. It’s often too much for Championship sides, as a host of teams have shown this season.

I have no doubts that Middlesbrough will get at Burnley, but they’ll also struggle to contain the visitors for the entirety of their meeting. It makes this clash such an appealing fixture for the neutral and one where we may be blessed with action at either end. So let’s get to it.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley Stats & Facts

No team has scored more goals than Burnley’s 74 this campaign. However, Boro’s 71 isn’t far off in second place.
Chuba Akpom’s 25 Championship goals this term is a league-leading figure – eight ahead of Burnley’s Nathan Tella. It should be noted that although he’s trailing in the goals stakes, the Clarets’ hitman heads the division in the ‘Goals minus Expected Goals’ metric with +6.9 compared to Akpom’s 6.3 in second.
Not only has Burnley scored the most goals in 2022/23, but they’ve also conceded the fewest – deserved expectant champions.
Only Josh Brownhill (7) in the Burnley camp can get close to Ryan Giles’ 11 Championship assists this term.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley Bet Builder

BTTS has banked in six of Boro’s recent ten fixtures whilst also paying out in the 3-1 head-to-head in Burnley in December. So that’s exactly where we’ll start for the bet builder, providing us with a stable 1.80 punt to kickstart our Friday night bet builder. I’ve already mentioned how I think this game will pan out – chances at both ends, with both sides possessing the quality to convert any opportunities which come their way. If that’s the case, that 1.80 may prove a steal.

I’ve already mentioned how I think this game will pan out – chances at either end, with both sides possessing the quality to convert any opportunities which come their way. If that’s the case, that 1.80 may prove a steal.

Next up, let’s head for the cards market. It’s a top-of-the-table clash under the lights on Good Friday with Sky’s cameras rolling. Burnley (2.05 cards per90) and Middlesbrough (2.06) enter the fixture with 2.0+ home/away card averages per90, suggesting that one card each won’t be the biggest of asks at The Riverside.

Darren Bond is our man in the middle. In the Championship this season, he has officiated 26 matches and handed out 113 yellow cards, producing a 4.35 cards per90 average. Furthermore, looking into those stats a little deeper, 23/26 games have seen both teams receive a card, equating to a 88% strike rate for the proposed cards selection.