Middlesbrough v Nottingham Forest Betting Tips [31 October 2020]

Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest are at opposite ends of the Championship table as both teams aim for a win for contrasting reasons. Middlesbrough are 8th in the standings ahead of the weekend fixtures with 13 points and only a point away from breaking into the top-six. Forest are 20th in the standings with six points to their tally.

Middlesbrough come into this match on the back of a 2-0 win over Coventry. This match extends Middlesbrough’s unbeaten run to seven matches – winning three and drawing four. The Boro are just one point behind the top six and on current form they look set to break that barrier. Middlesbrough’s strength has been its defence that has conceded only five goals so far. This is better than all sides bar Championship leaders Reading.

Forest recovered from their dreadful start to the season when they lost four in a row. The visitors have now gone four matches unbeaten including a 1-1 draw with Luton in the last round. That makes it three draws in a row preceded by a 1-0 win over Blackburn making it a good recovery phase for Forest. Either way, Forest’s matches have been low-scoring ones with seven of their eight matches producing under 2.5 goals. That could be in play here too, as Middlesbrough have also been producing low scorers.

Middlesbrough have won just one of their last seven Championship matches against Forest. However, they are the form team of the division, staying unbeaten in seven matches. Forest, on the other hand, have steadied the ship with a four-match unbeaten run, although three of those have been draws. Both sides have been involved in low-scoring matches and that remains our prime pick. As for the medium risk pick, back Middlesbrough to score first.