S.P.Read Esq: Middlesbrough v Brentford

Our daily columnist and pundit S.P. Read Esq. looks ahead to the Championship Play-Off game on Friday (7.45pm SKY) between MIDDLESBROUGH v BRENTFORD and finds the best opportunities available on Star Spreads, the home of sports spread betting.

Massive match on Friday night at the Riverside as Middlesbrough host Brentford in their 2nd leg of the Championship Play-Off Semi-Final.

It will take place in front of a sell-out 30,000 crowd and a partisan one at that with Brentford being allocated just 2,000 of the seats.

Fernando Amorebieta scored a 90th minute winner for Boro at Griffin Park in the first leg in what yet could prove priceless with the financial rewards of getting into the Premier League. Boro also beat Brentford in both regular season games by an aggregate of 5-0.

The Bees finished fifth in the Championship table, have been unsuccessful in their previous seven play-off campaigns – including three defeats in play-off finals.

Ominously for Brentford, Middlesbrough were the best performing home side in the Championship regular season losing just three games which is set against Brentford’s rather average record away from home where they have failed to win 12 of 23 games.

The winners will face either Norwich or Ipswich in the final at Wembley on Monday, 25 May.

Middlesbrough v Brentford
Championship Play-Off Semi-Final 2nd Leg
7.45pm SKY

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD
(Maximum 10 matches)
May 2015 Championship Play-Off Brentford 1-2
Jan 2015 Championship Brentford 0-1 Middlesbro
Sep 2014 Championship Middlesbro 4-0 Brentford
Oct 2002 League Cup Brentford 1-4 Middlesbro
Apr 1987 Div 3 (old) Middlesbro 2-0 Brentford
Dec 1986 Div 3 (old) Brentford 0-1 Middlesbro
Jan 1964 FA Cup Brentford 2-1 Middlesbro
Jan 1949 FA Cup Brentford 3-2 Middlesbro
Jan 1948 FA Cup Brentford 1-2 Middlesbro
Apr 1947 Div 1 (old) Brentford 0-0 Middlesbro

Bookings look a very tempting buy at 48 in such a high pressure game in which no quarter will be given.

Friday’s ref Lee Mason is only on an average of 35 this season but in the first leg there were NINE yellows and it could get tasty again tonight.

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