Wrexham v Middlesbrough

Championship, game week 14 — UK time

Step 2 of 4 — Home and away form.

What this step says

+0.23 points a game is the venue form gap, in Wrexham's favour: Wrexham takes 1.75 a game at home over the last two seasons, Middlesbrough 1.52 away.

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Wrexham: 50 league matches in the bank, 13 from this season and the rest from last season. Middlesbrough: 50 league matches in the bank, 13 from this season and the rest from last season.

The question this step asks

Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.

The two sides

Wrexham -- at home

Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 2, drew 2, lost 2 of 6, scoring 10 and conceding 8. Last season at home: won 10, drew 4, lost 4 of 18, scoring 34 and conceding 27 -- 1.89 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Sheffield United 0-1 away; lost to Blackburn Rovers 0-2 away; beat Preston North End 4-1 at home; lost to West Bromwich Albion 1-2 at home; drew with Derby County 1-1 away.
The dugout
Every one of the 37 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Phil Parkinson. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.

Middlesbrough -- away

Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 3, drew 2, lost 1 of 6, scoring 13 and conceding 8. Last season away: won 7, drew 6, lost 6 of 19, scoring 30 and conceding 27 -- 1.42 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Charlton Athletic 3-0 at home; beat Bolton Wanderers 5-1 away; drew with Cardiff City 2-2 at home; beat Stoke City 3-2 away; beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 at home.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 32 matches with one recorded (30, 2 apiece), most recently Kim Hellberg with 30. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.

Built 22:02 from matches completed before kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator — not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.