On Monday, Middlesbrough receives a visit from Nottingham Forest, in a match that counts for the 36th stage of the Championsihp.

 Middlesbrough – Difficult period

In the previous season, with Tony Pulis on the technical bench, he finished at only one play-off point, and now, under the command of Jonathan Woodgate, he is on the verge of relegation. With 11 games before the end of the season, he is 22nd with 37 points and has two points to recover from Stoke City. At this point, the objective is to avoid relegation, but given the results obtained in the last stages, it will not be easy at all. The previous stage had a difficult match at home with the Leeds United leader. Defensive endured only 44 minutes, when Klich scored a nice goal. On the defensive there are no big problems, but in attack. It has the weakest offensive, with only 34 goals scored. Ashley Fletcher is the only one who can handle the attack. He is the goalscorer of the team with eight successes, but he is injured and will stay on the cough a few matches.

Nottingham Forest – Aim for promotion

Although not aimed at promotion in the Premier League, the team prepared by Sabri Lamouchi is doing very well. He is currently in fourth place with 59 points. Direct promotion is at nine points, but there are 33 points left in the game. After three stages without victory, in the previous match he obtained the three points put into play, away to Cardiff. Although he started with the second chance, he did very well. He created many goals, and in the 49th minute, Silva scored the victory goal. After this success, he climbed two places in the standings. Surprisingly, in the matches played on foreign court he obtained more points, than in the matches played in front of his supporters. In the 18 matches he suffered only three defeats and collected 31 points. Lewis Grabban is the team’s top scorer. This season has reached 16 successes and has equaled the performance from the previous season.

Middlesbrough vs Nottingham Forest: Direct Results (H2H)

• 10.12.2019 Nottingham Forest vs Middlesbrough 1-1
• 04/22/2019 Nottingham Forest vs Middlesbrough 3-0
• 06.10.2018 Middlesbrough vs Nottingham Forest 0-2

Middlesbrough vs Nottingham Forest Picks

Middlesbrough is in dire need of picks but is going through a difficult time, while Nottingham would be happy with a point. However, the guests know they are doing well in the matches played on foreign court and do not think they will lose all the points put into play.

Our Prediction: 2

Odds: 1.87