Championship

Championship | Gameweek 40

Apr 2, 2022 at 3pm UK

London Road Stadium

Peterborough
0 - 4
Middlesbrough

Kent (28'), Knight (35'), Grant (90+1')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Tavernier (26'), Balogun (49'), Coburn (82'), Watmore (90')
Tavernier (74')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Peterborough United and Middlesbrough, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Peterborough United

Last Six:

Last Game: Peterborough 5-0 Blackpool
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
21	Reading	46	-33	41
22	Peterborough United	46	-44	37
23	Derby County	46	-8	34

Middlesbrough

Last Six:

Last Game: Preston 4-1 Middlesbrough
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
6	Luton Town	46	8	75
7	Middlesbrough	46	9	70
8	Blackburn Rovers	46	9	69

We said: Peterborough United 1-2 Middlesbrough

On the back of their surprise success last time out, Peterborough will be full of confidence ahead of a must-win fixture. However, we feel that Boro's extra quality will eventually shine through, potentially collecting all three points during the closing stages when Posh are torn over whether to take risks. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Middlesbrough win with a probability of 64.09%. A draw had a probability of 20.3% and a win for Peterborough United had a probability of 15.57%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 0-2 with a probability of 11.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (10.72%) and 1-2 (9.9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.64%), while for a Peterborough United win it was 1-0 (4.7%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 3.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Middlesbrough would win this match.

Result
Peterborough United	Draw	Middlesbrough
15.57%	20.34%	64.09%

Both teams to score 51.68%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

56.58%

43.42%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

34.19%

65.81%

Peterborough United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

59.3%

40.7%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

22.71%

77.29%

Middlesbrough Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

87.16%

12.84%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

60.8%

39.2%

Score Analysis

Peterborough United 15.57%

Middlesbrough 64.08%

Draw 20.34%

Peterborough United	Draw	Middlesbrough
1-0 @ 4.7% 2-1 @ 4.33% 2-0 @ 2.11% 3-2 @ 1.33% 3-1 @ 1.3% Other @ 1.79% Total : 15.57%	1-1 @ 9.64% 0-0 @ 5.23% 2-2 @ 4.45% 3-3 @ 0.91% Other @ 0.11% Total : 20.34%	0-2 @ 11.01% 0-1 @ 10.72% 1-2 @ 9.9% 0-3 @ 7.53% 1-3 @ 6.77% 0-4 @ 3.87% 1-4 @ 3.48% 2-3 @ 3.04% 0-5 @ 1.59% 2-4 @ 1.56% 1-5 @ 1.43% Other @ 3.19% Total : 64.08%