Soccer Pick for 25-NOV-2020

Middlesbrough is going to host Derby County at 19:00pm UK Time as part of the EFL Championship (EFL = English Football League), Derby is the under dog and the hosts were unbeaten for 10 games until the last weekend where they lost due to a late penalty call. Let us share our Soccer Pick for 25-NOV-2020: Middlesbrough vs Derby County.

Middlesbrough did not concede a goal for the last 452 minutes

Boro is playing very good defense and the 452 minute record can testify for that. What abuot the other side? Derby is in the bottom of the table:

Derby hasn’t won an away game except once against Norwich City, and that is the only win they have this season.

Britt Assombalonga could be back for Boro

Britt Assombalonga is one of the top players for Boro and he could be back for the game against Derby. He is a dangerous player and when he gets the opportunity to score he usually doesn’t miss.

On top of it Derby County are without a permanent manager after Phillip Cocu’s departure recently. Their goal keeper however, David Marshall, has shown some very nice skills when he stopped a penalty against Serbia (whilst playing for Scotland), and despite being in the bottom of the table Derby’s goalkeeper is not to be underestimated.

Wayne Rooney makes all the difference here

The old star Wayne Rooney is playing for Derby County and he is also the interim manager for the team. He is well known as a gambler, and does have a gambling problem, and if we need to make a pick then it is first and foremost going to be linked to this guy. He does have a big influence on the club, and there is no doubt in our mind he is not backing his team to win games.

Nonetheless, taking into account Derby’s excellent goal keeper and Boro’s record we can finally come to make a prediction.

Prediction: Middlesbrough vs Derby County (25-NOV-2020)

We tend to see this game as a low scoring game, however the over/under has no value here, and the oddsmakers do reflect this in their odds setting under 2.5 to be worth only odds of 1.58 which is quite low.

On the other hand the Double Chance to back Boro-Draw has more value here – odds of 1.23 (according to Stake.com) and these odds reflect a much more possible outcome for odds which we deem as not bad.

Our pick: Double Chance Middlesbrough or Draw

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