Leeds United and Middlesbrough go head-to-head in a tough opening round of the Carabao Cup tonight - with Elland Road playing host to a blockbuster match-up between these two Championship clubs.

Leeds are odds-on favourites to get the job done at home and progress to the second round - while Boro are 9/4 underdogs to upset the applecart.

Middlesbrough will take plenty of confidence into the fixture after a positive start to the season after as Michael Carrick's side kicked off their Championship campaign with a 1-0 victory over Swansea on Saturday.

Meanwhile,Leeds had to settle for a 3-3 draw at home in their first game of the season - with Brenden Aaronson's goal in the 95th minute ensuring they salvaged a point.

Elsewhere,for those after more detailed bets with longer odds - Sky Bet are offering four Price Boosts for this highly-anticipated cup clash.

Pascal Struijk to have a shot on target in 90 minutes tonight price boosted to 4/1 with Sky Bet

The first pair of boosts we will be dissecting include Joel Piroe to score or assist in 90 minutes at 1/1, and Pascal Struijk to have 1+ shots on target in 90 minutes at 4/1.

Piroe in particular contributed significantly for Leeds last season,with the Dutchman recording 14 goals and three assists.

The other two boosts available require each team to have 2+ shots on target in each half in 90 minutes,and Patrick Bamford to score a header in 90 minutes.

The odds for those two bets are 9/2 and 12/1 respectively.

Sky Bet odds in Winner of Tie market for Leeds vs Middlesbrough (Carabao Cup):

Leeds 1/3

Middlesbrough 9/4

Sky Bet Price Boosts for Leeds vs Middlesbrough:

Joel Piroe to score or assist in 90 minutes WAS 5/6 NOW 1/1 

Pascal Struijk to have 1+ shots on target in 90 minutes 11/4 NOW 4/1

Each team to have 2+ shots on target in each half in 90 minutes WAS 3/1 NOW 9/2

Patrick Bamford to score a header in 90 minutes WAS 17/2 NOW 12/1

All odds are correct at the time of publication