Our prediction for this Championship match:
Middlesbrough will be aiming to recover from a shocking 1-0 loss to Blackburn Rovers when they take on Hull City in the Championship round 18. The Boro are eager to stay in the playoffs berth and they are seen as hot favourites to beat Hull City in front of home fans. Australia international Riley McGree limped off with injury in the midweek defeat, with Micah Hamilton being ready to step up.
The Tigers, on the other hand, are stuck in the relegation zone with only 14 points on their account. As Hull City are on a four-game losing run in the Championship, we predict that the hosts are going to pick up all three points from Saturday’s showdown. Both Omur and Mehlem are pushing for recalls to Hull City’s starting XI as Tim Walter is expected to shuffle his pack following a 2-0 loss to Sheffield Wednesday.
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.