Coventry vs Middlesbrough Predictions

• Coventry have won six of their last seven home matches
• The Sky Blues are unbeaten in their last seven meetings with Middlesbrough
• Middlesbrough have only won twice on the road since New Year’s Day

Stuttering pair set for crunch clash

Coventry and Middlesbrough will meet in a potentially decisive match in the Championship play-off race on the final day of the season, as both sides are still in with a chance of finishing in the top six.

For Coventry, who head into the final day sitting sixth, a win should be enough to guarantee their place in the play-offs, while a draw could also do, but for ninth-placed Middlesbrough they must claim victory and hope other results go their way if they are to extend their season.

Neither side are heading into the clash in the best of form, with Frank Lampard having seen his Coventry side lose back-to-back games, while Michael Carrick’s Middlesbrough have won just once in five.

Home advantage should be enough for Sky Blues

Coventry may have lost at struggling Plymouth and Luton over recent weeks, but both those defeats came on their travels, while their record on home soil remains impressive – they have won six of their last seven at the Coventry Building Society Arena, slipping up against only Premier League-bound Burnley during that time.

The Sky Blues also have an impressive recent record against Middlesbrough, as they are unbeaten in the last seven meetings between the two sides, winning four on the bounce.

The three most recent of those victories have seen Coventry score exactly three goals, including a 3-1 at the Riverside last season, and with Boro having won just twice on the road since New Year’s Day, a repeat scoreline could be on the cards on Saturday, which should be enough to send the hosts into the play-offs.