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Jan 8, 2024
Middlesbrough and Chelsea face each other in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final at Riverside Stadium on January 9, 2024. The Blues advanced past Newcastle United in a penalty shootout, while Michael Carrick's team beat Port Vale by three goals in the quarter-finals.
Middlesbrough has several key absences, making it challenging to secure a positive result in the first leg against a Chelsea side that has won three consecutive matches.
Fun fact: Middlesbrough hasn't scored a goal against Chelsea since 2006.
Middlesbrough:
- In the last match on January 6, 2024, they lost to Aston Villa with a score of 0-1.
- In the last 5 matches, they have won 2 times, lost 3 times, and have not drawn. The team has an average of 0.8 goals scored and 1.2 goals conceded per match.
- They have scored at least 2 goals in their last 5 Carabao Cup matches.
- Under 3.5 goals have been scored in 8 of the last 9 matches.
Chelsea:
- In the last match on January 6, 2024, they defeated Preston North End with a score of 4-0.
- In the last 5 matches, they have won 3 times, lost once, and drawn once. The team has an average of 2.2 goals scored and 1.2 goals conceded per match.
- Over 1.5 goals have been scored in the last 17 matches.
- They have scored at least 1 goal in their last 6 matches.
- They have conceded at least 2 goals in their last 5 away matches.
- Under 3.5 goals have been scored in the last 4 Carabao Cup matches.
- Both teams have scored in 6 of the last 7 away matches for Chelsea.
Head-to-head:
In the last encounter on March 19, 2022, Chelsea defeated Middlesbrough away with a score of 0-2.
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Middlesbrough has never won, while Chelsea has won all 5 games. The average goals scored are 0 for Middlesbrough and 2 for Chelsea.
PROBABLES LINEUPS
MIDDLESBROUGH
Glover; Van den Berg, Clarke, Fry, Bangura; Howson, Barlaser; Jones, Crooks, Latte Lath; Coburn
CHELSEA
Petrovic; Gusto, Disasi, Silva, Colwill; Gallagher, Fernandez; Madueke, Palmer, Sterling; Broja
The match looks challenging for Middlesbrough, facing Chelsea with several key absences.
BetMines predicts Chelsea to win.