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Middlesbrough go into this seeking to get their promotion hopes again on observe after their surprise home defeat at the hands of Charlton on Wednesday.

Despite registering 34 photographs on objective Kim Hellberg’s facet missed their alternative to maintain the strain on leaders Coventry and sit eight factors adrift. They at the moment are additionally solely a degree forward of Millwall in third place, so it is a massive sport for Boro on the Riverside.

It’s not nice studying for the house facet, although, having misplaced their previous 5 league games towards Bristol City and are winless in eight (D2 L6) towards the Robins since a 2-1 win in August 2021.

Bristol City’s probabilities of retaining that going in the present day may very well be powerful given they’ve misplaced three on the bounce.

The Robins sit center of the desk, with their hopes of difficult for a spot within the play-offs taking a serious hit once they lost 2-0 at Leicester in midweek.

Intriguingly, City striker Emil Riis has eight targets in 9 Championship appearances towards Middlesbrough. That is probably the most targets any participant has netted towards them within the division since 2004-05.