Middlesbrough vs Southampton: Preview and Predictions

Middlesbrough vs Southampton
English Premier League
Date: Saturday, 13th May 2017
Kick off at 15:00 UK/ 16:00 CET
Venue: Riverside Stadium.

Southampton are hoping to end the negative run and get back on the winning ways this Saturday when they travel to Riverside Stadium to take on the relegated Middlesbrough side.

It will be the last match in the elite class in front of their fans for Boro.

Middlesbrough

Boro could not hold on to stay in the top flight of the English football for longer than a year.

The team has been struggling a lot with the efficiency in the final third throughout the entire course of the season.

However, they did manage to pull out a draw in the last home game against the super motivated Manchester City side.

Southampton

The Saints have generally enjoyed a decent campaign in this term of Premier League, but the lack of motivation in the last couple of rounds caused the drop in form.

Claude Puel’s side is winless in five straight fixtures and they could not find the back of the net in previous three with Hull City, Liverpool and Arsenal.

Middlesbrough vs Southampton: Head to head

Southampton have historically been the more successful side in heads to head encounters with Middlesbrough.

The Saints have 15 wins from 33 games including the one from the first part of the season when they took a narrow victory at St. Mary’s.

Middlesbrough vs Southampton: Prediction

Boro are undefeated in last two league matches at Riverside and they will definitely certainly want say goodbye from their fans in this term of Premier League with a win.

The bookmakers fancy the visiting side here pricing them at 1/1 to win the match. We’ll however, go for the value and take Boro to win at 3/1.