Middlesbrough and Chelsea face off this Tuesday at the Riverside Stadium in an intriguing match in the League Cup. The match will be broadcast live at 15:00 on beIN SPORTS CONNECT.
After facing Aston Villa in The FA Cup, Middlesbrough turn their attention to the League Cup where they challenge Chelsea. Going into the encounter, Michael Carrick's team is on a scoring run that has seen them score at least one goal a game in their past 5 matches in the Carabao Cup 2023/24. On the other hand, Mauricio Pochettino's team is on a sequence of 4 games without losing in the Carabao Cup 2023/24. Digging back into the archives highlights that Middlesbrough and Mauricio Pochettino's team have faced each other one hundred fifteen times, with Chelsea holding the advantage: 56 victories, against 30 victories of Michael Carrick's team. Specifically in the Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough have the advantage in the duels against the blues: 25 wins in 57 games. Mauricio Pochettino's team has 16 wins.
Considering only the League Cup, there have been three games played between the two teams, with 2 wins for Chelsea, 0 draws and 1 win for Middlesbrough.
The last meeting between the two teams ended with Chelsea winning 2x0. Mauricio Pochettino's team is given the favouritism to win this match.
