Our prediction for this Championship match:
Cardiff
Match Time & Date:
24/10/2020
10:00 AM
Prediction: 0-1
Middlesbrough
After sharing the spoils with Bournemouth, Cardiff City will be looking to return to winning ways in the Championship when they take on Middlesbrough at their Cardiff City Stadium. The Bluebirds aim to move a little closer to the playoffs berth, but Saturday’s football match will be anything but a walk in the park for the home team. The Boro, on the other hand, have been showing signs of improvement of late.
The visitors did well to beat Bristol City on the road in midweek, with the team climbing to the top half of the table. Middlesbrough are undefeated in the previous five league fixtures, and seeing that the game will be played behind closed doors, away win should be considered. Keep in mind, though, that influential attacker Britt Assombalonga remains in the recovery room for the visitors.
Highlighted Player (Greg Cunningham):
Greg Cunningham is a product of Manchester City football academy. Irish footballer, who was born on January 31, 1991 in Galway, though, made no more than two appearances for Manchester City in the Premier League. After ending his loan spells with Leicester City and Nottingham Forest the defender moved to Bristol City in 2012 and he played for the Robins from 2012 to 2015.
Creg Cunningham did well to win the Football League Trophy with Bristol City in the 2014/2015 season, but at the end of the season he moved to Preston North End. The Irish footballer has established himself as a first-team regular at Preston and it has to be noted that he was appointed captain of the team on July 24, 2017.
Speaking of his international career, Greg Cunningham made his debut for Republic of Ireland on May 28, 2010 in a 3-0 win over Algeria. His main position is left-back, but he is capable of playing as a centre-back if needed 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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