Our prediction for this Championship match:
Stoke City
Match Time & Date:
02/03/2024
10:00 AM
Prediction: 1-1
Middlesbrough
Stoke City play host to Middlesbrough at their Bet365 Stadium in what is expected to be an interesting Championship game. Both Josh Laurent and Lynden Gooch are pushing for recalls to the starting XI after the duo came off the bench in a 2-1 loss to Cardiff City, while there are no fresh injury worries in the home team ahead of the visit of Boro.
The Boro, on the other hand, failed to impress in a 2-0 loss to Plymouth, with the team remaining in 13th position in the standings. Middlesbrough are eager to keep their playoffs hopes alive and given the importance of Saturday’s clash for the relegation-threatened hosts, both teams to score betting option should be considered. Sam Greenwood could sneak into the starting XI this time out, while all Jonathan Howson, Hayden Hackney, Josh Coburn, Isaiah Jones, and Alex Bangura remain on the sidelines with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Jack Bonham):
Jack Bonham is a professional footballer who was born in Stevenage on the 14th of September, 1993. The 26-year-old, although having born in England, is an Irish International and has featured for the Republic of Ireland's Under-17 team five times.
At the club level, he began his youth career with Watford and signed his first professional contract in September 2010 at the age of 17. Bonham's first-ever professional appearance came on the 4th of May, 2013 as a substitute against Leeds United in the final game of the 12/13 Championship season.
This appearance marked the 1.92 m standing goalkeeper's only appearance in a Watford shirt. Bonham then went on to play for clubs like Brentford, Carlisle United and Bristol Rovers before eventually joining Gillingham at the start of the 2019 season on a two-year contract. He's since featured nine times for the club and kept two clean sheets.
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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