Our prediction for this Championship match:
Middlesbrough
Match Time & Date:
06/04/2024
16:00
Prediction: 1-0
Swansea
Middlesbrough and Swansea City face each other at Riverside Stadium in what is expected to be an interesting Championship game. The Boro faced no difficulties in a 2-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday, with the team keeping their playoffs hopes alive, but they need to keep on making progress if they are to secure a top-six finish. The likes of McGree, Forss, van den Berg, Hackney, Fry, Coburn, Bangura, Smith, and Lehinan remain in the recovery room.
The South Wales, on the other hand, failed to impress in a 1-0 loss to Queens Park Rangers and seeing that over the years Middlesbrough have turned their Riverside Stadium into a real fortress, home win should be considered. As for the visiting side, all Przemyslaw Placheta, Joe Allen, Kyle Naughton, Mykola Kukharevych, Harrison Ashby, and Josh Ginnelly are sidelined with injuries. In the first half of the season the Boro defeated the Swans 2-1.
Highlighted Player (Paddy McNair):
Following in the footsteps of his compatriot Jonny Evans, Paddy McNair joined the Manchester United academy in 2011 and he was surprisingly handed first team debut by Louis van Gaal at the start of the 2014/2015 season.
Despite his fragile age, the talented central defender has been putting in some very mature performances ever since, and everything suggests he could go on to become an important player at Old Trafford in years to come. After representing a number of youth sides, McNair made his first appearance for the Northern Ireland senior national team in a March 2015 friendly vs Scotland, before making another three outings as his side secured their place at the Euro 2016 finals.
Northern Ireland coach Michael O’Neill surprisingly played McNair in holding midfield in the March 2016 friendly vs Wales. After the youngster impressed in the middle of the park, O’Neill went on to suggest that the Manchester United starlet may be used in midfield rather than defence in years to come in the national team.
Highlighted Team (Swansea):
Swansea City AFC is a Welsh football club from Swansea and is currently playing in the English Premier League. The biggest rival Swansea City is Cardiff City which is next to Swansea City the only football club from Wales that played in the PremierLeague.
Swansea City was founded in 1912 under the name ‘Swansea Town’. The first venue where Swansea City played was The Vetch Field. The club grew in members and fans and on 23th of July 2005 Swansea City opened the Liberty Stadium which holds a capacity of 21 000 supporters. The fans of Swansea City prefer to use the non-commercial name: White Rock Stadium.
In the history of Swansea City the club managed to win the Football League One twice and the Welsh Cup 10 times. So far the Welsh club didn’t win any prizes in the highest English divisions. Known players that wore the Swansea jersey are Lampard, Toshack, Martinez and Bony.
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