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Sky Bet's odds and boosts for tonight's Championship play-off semi-final –  as favourites Southampton host Middlesbrough in the second leg

Southampton and Middlesbrough go head-to-head at St Mary’s Stadium tonight in the second leg of their Championship play-off semi-final, with a place at Wembley up for grabs.

The first meeting at the Riverside ended goalless, although chances were limited throughout. Boro managed just three shots on target, while the Saints failed to register one of their own.

Awaiting the winner in the final are Hull City, who booked their spot with a 2-0 aggregate victory over Millwall.

Odds & boosts for tonight’s Championship play-off SF between Southampton & Middlesbrough

Despite the stalemate in the first leg, Southampton remain favourites to progress. Tonda Eckert’s side are priced at 4/5 to reach the final, while Middlesbrough are slight outsiders at evens (1/1) with Sky Bet.

Alongside the standard match markets, Sky Bet are also offering several Price Boosts for the contest. 

Among them, Leo Scienza to win 3+ fouls is priced at 10/11, Morgan Whittaker to register 3+ shots on target is available at 7/1, while Tommy Conway to score first has been boosted to 15/2.

Conway heads into the match in strong form, having scored five goals in his last seven appearances, while Scienza has drawn more fouls than any other player in the Championship this season. 

A Featured Price Boost is also available, enhanced from 9/4 to 3/1, which requires Conway to register 2+ shots on target.

  • All odds are correct at the time of publication