- 米德尔斯堡在五场锦标赛中保持了三场不失球
- Boro在与西布罗姆维奇的最后三场比赛中以0比0获胜
- 在Boro最近的13场主场联赛中，只有一场比赛的进球数超过了3.5个
快速起步的Boro可以重回正轨
米德尔斯堡在周六以2比2战平普雷斯顿的比赛中结束了冠军赛季的完美开局，但他们仍然处于领先地位，可以通过战胜西布罗姆维奇来巩固他们在顶峰的地位。
Sontje Hansen在补时阶段打进了他在米德尔斯堡的第一个进球，为Boro挽回了一分，但他们以14胜7负的比分赢得了比赛，这可能不是一个糟糕的结果，因为普雷斯顿早些时候在主场联赛中战胜了伊普斯维奇和莱斯特城，这两支球队都从英超联赛降级。
Teesiders赢得了前四场冠军赛，在河滨球场以1比0战胜斯旺西和谢菲尔德联队的比赛中保持了三场零封。
用罗伯·爱德华兹取代迈克尔·卡里克担任主教练似乎奏效了，虽然这是他们本赛季迄今为止对阵其他高飞者西布罗姆维奇的最艰难的障碍，但他们可以以优异的成绩通过测试。
Baggies在周六1比0输给德比的比赛中遭遇了本赛季的第一场失利，但他们可能从疲软的赛程中获利，他们的三场胜利中有两场是对阵布莱克本和雷克瑟姆的，这两名缓慢的首发球员目前处于下半场。
米德尔斯堡队在最近三场比赛中以零比零获胜，他们出色的防守基础应该对他们在这场排名第一的比赛中起到很好的作用，主场连续第三场1比0获胜吸引了正确的得分者。
- Middlesbrough have kept three clean sheets in five Championship outings
- Boro have won the last three meetings with West Brom to nil
- Only one of Boro’s last 13 home league games has gone over 3.5 goals
Fast-starting Boro can get back on track
Middlesbrough’s perfect start to the Championship season came to an end in Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Preston but they remain top of the pile and can cement their position at the summit with victory over West Brom.
Sontje Hansen scored his first Middlesbrough goal in stoppage-time to salvage a point for Boro but they won the shot count 14-7 and that may not be a bad result given that Preston had earlier recorded home league wins over Ipswich and Leicester, two sides that were relegated from the Premier League.
The Teesiders had won their opening four Championship clashes, keeping three clean sheets as they grinded out 1-0 victories against Swansea and Sheffield United at the Riverside.
Replacing Michael Carrick as manager with Rob Edwards appears to be working the trick and, while this represents their toughest obstacle of the season so far against fellow highfliers West Brom, they can pass the test with flying colours.
The Baggies suffered their first defeat of the campaign in Saturday’s 1-0 loss at Derby but they may have profited from a soft schedule with two of their three victories coming against Blackburn and Wrexham, two slow starters that are currently in the bottom half.
Middlesbrough have won the last three meetings between the sides to nil and their excellent defensive foundations should serve them well in this top-of-the-table clash, with a third straight 1-0 win at home appealing for correct-score punters.
