Coventry have won nine of their last 10 Championship games
Managerless Middlesbrough have just one win in the five
Recommended bet: Coventry City to win
Championship leaders Coventry City make the trip north to face Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium knowing victory will open up a 10-point gap on the chasers.
Franke Lampard's side are in buoyant mood, coming from two goals down to beat West Brom on Saturday, while Boro have failed to win in four of their last five games and a lack of goals is once more worrying the natives on Teesside.
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Team News
Middlesbrough were without David Strelec and Sverre Nypan for Saturday's draw with Oxford after they sustained knocks on international duty.
Matt Targett went off with a knock in that 1-1 draw and is a doubt now, but Sontje Hansen is back in contention.
The Sky Blues were also hit after the international window, Haji Wright picking up a setback with the USA and he is set for another few weeks out.
Leading goalscorer Brandon Thomas-Asante was on the bench on Saturday, with jetlag the reasoning, so he should return to the starting XI now.
Josh Eccles is likely to make way for the Championship's joint-leading scorer.
The stats
Middlesbrough are winless in their last six league games against Coventry (D1 L5).
Coventry have won nine of their last 10 matches in the Championship, with just one loss in 16 so far.
Middlesbrough have won just one of their last five in the league, but are unbeaten at home (W5, D2).
Coventry have scored 21 goals in their eight away league games this season, while Boro have scored only nine times in seven Championship games at the Riverside.
Brandon Thomas-Asante has scored seven goals in his last seven Championship starts for Coventry.
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Prediction
December is lurking but, even at this stage of the season, Coventry will sense an opportunity to cut themselves adrift in the Championship title race.
Victory at the Riverside will push Lampard's side 10 points clear, a major advantage for a free-scoring side with only one league reverse from 16 so far.
Coventry have won the last four Championship meetings of these two, by an aggregate score of 11-1. Before that, they edged a play-off semi-final in the 2022/23 season by winning here.
A lack of goals continues to trouble Middlesbrough, something that dates back to Michael Carrick's time. They have scored only nine times in seven home games and will struggle against a visiting side averaging more than 2.5 goals per game on the road.
Middlesbrough appointed Kim Hellberg as their new head coach on Monday, but interim boss Adi Viveash will remain in charge for this game.
The Teessiders do not lose many at the Riverside, but their lack of goals has to be a worry and so free-scoring Coventry look a decent price to get all three points.
