Our prediction for this Championship match:
Middlesbrough
Match Time & Date:
14/09/2024
10:00 AM
Prediction: 2-0
Preston
Buoyed by a 2-0 win over Cardiff City, Middlesbrough will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they take on Preston on Matchday 5. Middlesbrough have a chance to climb to the playoffs berth and they are likely to adopt an attack-oriented approach against Preston. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team, but all Alex Bangura, Marcus Forss, Tom Smith, and Jonathan Howson continue to miss out.
The Lilywhites, on the other hand, have yet to find their best form and given their poor defensive performance in a 3-1 loss to Oxford United, we predict that the hosts are going to pick up all three points from Saturday’s encounter. In their last meeting in the English second tier Middlesbrough crushed Preston 4-0. Defender Liam Lindsay’s suspension for the visitors further strengthens our initial prediction.
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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