Our prediction for this Championship match:
Reading
Match Time & Date:
25/09/2021
13:30
Prediction: 2-1
Middlesbrough
After shocking Fulham at Craven Cottage, Reading will be aiming to give fans yet another reason for celebration when they take on Middlesbrough at Select Car Leasing Stadium on Matchday 9. The Royals are eyeing their third consecutive league win, and they are likely to adopt an attack-minded approach in Saturday’s clash. Key attacker Lucas Joao remains on the sidelines with injury, and, in his absence, winger Oviemuno Ejaria, who scored a brace at the weekend, will be the man to watch in the away team. Defender Thomas Holmes, who limped off with injury at the weekend, is unlikely to feature against Middlesbrough.
The Boro, on the other hand, failed to impress in a 2-1 loss to Blackpool, and given Reading’s display in the triumph at Fulham, we predict that the visitors are going to return home empty-handed. In their last meeting at the venue Middlesbrough defeated Reading 2-0, meaning that the hosts are hungry for revenge. Both Marcus Browne and Patrick McNair are out of contention with injuries, while Marc Bola is a major doubt.
Highlighted Player (Andy Yiadom):
Andy Yiadom was born in Holloway, London, but he began his career in the youth team of Watford. After spending two years at the Watford football academy, the pacey full-back (winger) joined Hayes & Yeading United and he scored only one goal in 36 appearances in the league for the club.
At the end of the 2010/2011 campaign Yiadom moved to Braintree Town and after scoring seven goals in 27 appearances for the Iron he signed a contract with Barnet. The 180-cm-tall footballer played for Barnet from 2012 to 2016 and he scored 14 goals in 169 appearances for the Bees. Andy Yiadom then decided to take a step forward in his career as he moved to Championship side Barnsley.
The English footballer played 32 games in the league for the Tykes last season and he provided three assists for his teammates, while receiving four yellow cards. His main position is full-back (right-back), but he is capable of playing on the left flank as well.
Highlighted Team (Middlesbrough):
Middlesbrough is a professional football club that have been balancing between the top two divisions of England’s league system in the modern history. Boro have been playing their home games at the Riverside Stadium since 1995 and their shirt colour is red. The capacity of the Riverside Stadium is 34,742. Middlesbrough impressed in the 2015/2016 Championship campaign and they did really well to secure promotion to the English top flight. Newcastle United and Sunderland are regarded as the club’s main rivals, but there is a rivalry with Leeds United as well.
Middlesbrough made it to the FA Cup final in 1997, but Chelsea proved to be a big catch for the Boro in the title game (0-2). However, the Riverside Stadium outfit did remarkably well to win the League Cup trophy in 2004, with the team beating Bolton Wanderers in the final. George Boateng, Stewart Downing, Juninho Paulista, Gareth Southgate, Jonathan Woodgate, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, Tuncay Sanli and Hamilton Ricard are the star footballers who left their mark at Middlesbrough.
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