We said: Middlesbrough 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham will not take Middlesbrough lightly, and it is set to be a fascinating battle at the Riverside Stadium on Tuesday night. We fancy the home side to score at some stage, but Kane and Son were excellent against Leeds at the weekend, and the pair could combine again to send Spurs into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.
Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Tottenham Hotspur win with a probability of 45.58%. A win for Middlesbrough had a probability of 29.39% and a draw had a probability of 25%.
The most likely scoreline for a Tottenham Hotspur win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.24%) and 0-2 (7.69%). The likeliest Middlesbrough win was 1-0 (7.61%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.85%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood.