Middlesbrough - v - Leeds United ***Matchday Thread***

[BelfastAndy]

Middlesbrough's home Championship game with Leeds on Friday is set to go ahead following work to clear the Riverside's pitch and stands of snow.

Boro have Adama Traore available after the red card he was shown in the draw with Sunderland was rescinded but Grant Leadbitter (hamstring) is a doubt.

Leeds expect to have Adam Forshaw back after missing the win over Brentford because his wife was in labour.

Pablo Hernandez (groin) and Kemar Roofe (knock) may also be fit to return.

SAM's prediction
Home win 54% Draw 25% Away win 21%
SAM, the Sports Analytics Machine, is a super-computer built by @ProfIanMcHale of the University of Liverpool.

MATCH FACTS

Middlesbrough have not won back to back home league matches against Leeds since August 1980.

Leeds have only lost one of their last seven league encounters with Boro (W4 D2), but that defeat was in their last league trip to the Riverside in September 2015.

Middlesbrough have won their last eight home matches on Friday in all competitions.

Pierre-Michel Lasogga has scored 10 goals and assisted three in 17 starts in the Championship for Leeds United this season.

Tony Pulis has not faced Leeds since the 2006-07 season when his Stoke side won both league matches against the Whites by an aggregate score of 7-1.

Leeds have found the net with six of their 12 shots on target in the Championship under Paul Heckingbottom - they scored with six of their last 29 shots on target under Thomas Christiansen.


1 -1

MOT.

[CLIVETHELEEDSFAN]

2-1 to Leeds

Don't think Pablo and Kemar will be risked

Only change to the 11 will be forshaw coming in I reckon, maybe debock,

Just watched on the app where Leeds beat boro one nil, we had byram Taylor fullback and mowatt and cook in midfield, also had Bamba in defence and Austin in midfield too,. The squad has changed so much since then, it was redders as manager back then too

If we were using our academy grads now it would be coyle Denton Phillips and Vieira, how do those 4 compare to those previous 4, unfortunately I don't think they are as good, still time for them to improve though

Going forward I think we can beat boro, do the double on them. And at the very least, we can keep our unbeaten run going

[Pacaman]

2-1 to Leeds

Don't think Pablo and Kemar will be risked

Only change to the 11 will be forshaw coming in I reckon, maybe debock,

Just watched on the app where Leeds beat boro one nil, we had byram Taylor fullback and mowatt and cook in midfield, also had Bamba in defence and Austin in midfield too,. The squad has changed so much since then, it was redders as manager back then too

If we were using our academy grads now it would be coyle Denton Phillips and Vieira, how do those 4 compare to those previous 4, unfortunately I don't think they are as good, still time for them to improve though

Going forward I think we can beat boro, do the double on them. And at the very least, we can keep our unbeaten run going

Me too Clive.

0-1 to Leeds. If we win then I believe we can mount a challenge on the Play Offs. A draw would not be a bad result though.

[Billyni]

If Marley dosent get his snowman finished, the match might be called off untill he is able to attend lol.

[Marley past ghosts]

If Marley dosent get his snowman finished, the match might be called off untill he is able to attend lol.

we have more chance of beating eleven snowmen than beating boro. lol

[CLIVETHELEEDSFAN]

Marley you make boro sound like world beaters, they're more lucky than us to still be in the top half

[leedsutdman]

Marley you make boro sound like world beaters, they're more lucky than us to still be in the top half

Manumarley knows feck all about boro Clive he's just having a dig at LUFC.

[Tichi1]

we have more chance of beating eleven snowmen than beating boro. lol

lol lol lol...Farsley celtic under 8's could beat a team of snowmen too lol lol lol

[Billyni]

Manuremarley lol 😀😀

[Jezleeds]

Manuremarley lol ����

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