Hume is averaging 1.19 fouls per 90 over his last 30 Sunderland matches, he has also committed at least one foul in 17 of his last 21 Championship starts for the Black Cats.

He committed one foul and picked up a yellow card in the last meeting between the sides in 23/24 season and it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him on the wrong side of the referee here.

Good chance of a low scoring encounter with both teams presenting strong xGA data, ranked 2nd and 3rd in the Championship so far this season.

All Championship 12:30 kick-offs so far this season have seen under 2.5 goals, making the draw a big runner. Middlesbrough have had the better of the match-up in recent times, this bet would’ve won in both fixtures last season.

Boro have won the xG battle in all of their matches so far this season and have the pace in behind to threaten Sunderland in the one area that they tend to lack that pace, in central defence.

Both encounters of this fixture last season produced six yellow cards, and one red, which makes this line appear incredibly acheiveable.

In addition, the 22/23 season fixtures between the rivals saw six yellow cards in one match, and two yellow cards and a straight red in the other.

There were also 27 fouls in both of last season’s match-ups, a much higher rate than average for both teams.

Playing in a deeper role than last season so getting more involved in defensive actions.

Bellingham has committed at least one foul in every Championship match he has played this season.

Going back into last season this means that he has now committed at least one foul in 19/21 Championship matches. He is averaging 1.2 fouls per 90 in the current season.

New Middlesbrough left-back has started with with three fouls in two matches so far.

Has instantly played every minute since arriving, which demonstrates that Carrick believes Borges to be a clear upgrade on Engel, so is likely to play the full match if fully fit.

Up against in-form Patrick Roberts who is a tricky ball manipulator who has drawn an average of 1.3 fouls per 90 so far this season.

Looks a surprisingly big price because Sunderland have received eight yellows plus a red, whereas Middlesbrough have only received three in the Championship this season.

Last season Sunderland were the winners in this market in this fixture by a clear margin.

This derby match has a strong recent history of a number of cards, which gives a better chance of taking the draw in this market out of the running.

Middlesbrough are currently tied for the highest number of corners in the Championship this season.

Boro are averaging 8.6 corners per match, as well as 6.5 so far away from home.

Sunderland are only averaging 4.4 per match, while conceding 4 per match. If Boro make a fast start here, they could soon rack up their corner count.

Azaz averages 2.58 shots per 90 over Middlesbrough’s last 30 matches, this goes up to 3.88 shots per 90 for this season.

Azaz’s shots on target averages for this season is 1.94 per 90 minutes so far, he has hit 0, 3, 2, 2, 2 shots on target in the Championship matches this season, meaning that this bet has landed in four out of five matches.