The Tees-Wear derby takes place in the Championship tonight as Middlesbrough take on Sunderland in a top of the table clash at the Riverside Stadium.
Middlesbrough v Sunderland best bets
- Wilson Isidor to score – 9/4 on Sky Bet
- 2-2 draw – 12/1 on Sky Bet
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Middlesbrough v Sunderland odds
Find the latest match odds for Middlesbrough v Sunderland on Sky Bet. Odds are subject to change.
- Middlesbrough – 7/5
- Draw – 23/10
- Sunderland – 9/5
Middlesbrough v Sunderland prediction
Middlesbrough head into tonight’s Tees-Wear derby as favourites for victory with the bookies despite being lower down the Championship table than their local opponents and having lost three of their last four matches in all competitions.
Michael Carrick’s side currently sit seventh in the Championship table following the weekend’s results, though only have goal difference separating themselves from the play-off positions.
Boro aren’t in the most favourable run of form ahead of tonight’s huge clash against their local rivals, with just two wins in their last nine games in all competitions, including one win in five and three defeats in four, which has seen their play-off hopes hit a small bump in the road.
However, a win tonight agains their near neighbours will give the Teesside club a huge confidence boost and move them back into fifth place as they a play-off spot and a return to the Premier League for the first time since 2017.
Sunderland make the short trip south tonight looking to capitalise on Burnley’s dropping of points against a relegation threatened Portsmouth side on Saturday and draw level in third place with the Clarets in the race for automatic promotion.
Regis Le Bris’ side start the night six points off second placed Sheffield United but can cut that gap in half, whilst also dealing a big blow on their opponents’ play-off ambitions for the remainder of the campaign.
The Black Cats have lost just one of their last 11 Championship matches heading into tonight, against an opponent unbeaten in their last six home league games.
The Wearside club have lost four of their last five matches on Teesside, though their most recent meeting at the Riverside ended in a 1-1 draw, though the Black Cats did get the better of the sides when they met at the Stadium of Light earlier this season.
I’m expecting a tasty affair tonight with tempo and goal mouth action, expecting neither Boro’s home unbeaten record nor Sunderland’s to come to an end tonight – with a 2-2 draw on the cards.
Middlesbrough v Sunderland betting tips
Tonight will be Wilson Isidor’s first game as a permanent Sunderland player after the club made his loan move from Zenit a permanent one last week, and will be looking to his appreciation to the club by finding the net in tonight’s Tees-Wear derby.
The Frenchman has caught they eye for the Black Cats’ this season, and is their leading goal scorer having bagged his ninth goal of the campaign in Sunderland’s 2-2 draw with Plymouth in their most recent outing.
- Wilson Isidor to score – 9/4 on Sky Bet
- 2-2 draw – 12/1 on Sky Bet
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How to watch Middlesbrough v Sunderland
- Location: Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
- Date and time: Monday 3rd February 2025, 8pm
- TV Channel: ITV4, Sky Sports Football, Sky Sports Ultra HDR, ITVX
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