Eng. Championship
2013-04-20 - Bolton Wanderers vs Middlesbrough
A Sports Betting Pick by Auls
Football: English Championship
Saturday 20 April 2013 - Kick Off 3pm
Bolton Wanderers
There has to be a little disappointment that Bolton Wanderers couldn't pick up a point in their game at Leicester City during the week, despite a late equaliser, and that leaves them just outside of the Play Off places. That makes this game essential for them as Bolton have really been performing at a high level at the Reebok Stadium and they will want to win their last 2 games here to try and sneak into the top six.
At the moment, Bolton are 7th in the Championship and they are now 1 point behind Leicester in the final Play Off place. They do have an impressive 13-5-3 record at the Reebok Stadium, scoring 33 goals and conceding 17 in those games.
Bolton have won 7 in a row at home in the Championship, although they did have a 3 game winning run snapped when losing at the KP Stadium on Tuesday night. At home, Bolton have kept 5 clean sheets in a row and they will be looking for more of the same to give themselves a chance of an immediate return to the Premier League.
Middlesbrough
Tony Mowbray has said that he will not resign as manager of Middlesbrough despite a poor end to the season which has left them missing out on the Play Offs again. They came up just short last season, but looked set to rectify that until the last couple of months of the season when little has gone right for the team.
They are 10th in the Championship, but there are 6 points between Middlesbrough and Leicester City in the Play Off places and it is more than a long shot for them to get into the top six. They have really struggled away from home where Middlesbrough have a 5-2-14 record this season, scoring 22 goals but conceding 39.
Middlesbrough had failed to win any of 7 games in the Championship, losing 6 of those, before a 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Tuesday night. It has been even worse away from home as Middlesbrough have failed to win any of their last 11 on their travels in all competitions, losing 10 of those games. They have lost 12 of their last 14 games away from home in all competitions.
Head to Head
Middlesbrough came from a goal down to beat Bolton Wanderers 2-1 at the Riverside Stadium earlier this season.
This is the first meeting at the Reebok Stadium since the 2009 season when both were in the Premier League and Bolton beat Middlesbrough 4-1 here.
Bolton are unbeaten in 11 home games against Middlesbrough.
Prediction
The Championship is very unpredictable and so odds on shots are not the best way to make any real money in this League. However, the respective forms of these two sides makes Bolton Wanderers the right call as far as I am concerned and I'll take them to win this game.
The Pick :
Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Middlesbrough
BEST BETTING TIP :
I'll back Bolton Wanderers to Win @ 1.83 (Pinnacle)
