Our prediction for this Championship match:
MIllwall
Match Time & Date:
04/08/2018
10:00 AM
Prediction: 0-1
Middlesbrough
All eyes will be on the Den when Millwall and Middlesbrough face each other at the start of the 2018/2019 Championship campaign. Millwall were producing fine displays in the English second tier last term, but they eventually failed to book their place in the play-offs. The Lions are ready for new challenges, but they will have a big fish to fry in Saturday’s football match against Middlesbrough. The Boro have been struggling at the back in pre-season, but they head into Saturday’s clash following a thrilling 5-0 win over Hartlepool United, which certainly gave them a confidence boost. Middlesbrough have big ambitions for the upcoming season and seeing that the club chiefs managed to keep hold of key player, we predict that the visitors are going to make a flying start to the season. Experienced midfielder Stewart Downing is still part of the team and he will be one of the men to watch in the away side.
Highlighted Player (Shaun Hutchinson):
Shaun Hutchinson is a professional footballer who plays for Milwall as a centre-back. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne (England) on November 23, 1990, he began his youth career at Wallsend Boys Club. In 2007 he moved to Motherwell and he made his first-team debut for the Scottish club on May 16, 2009 against Hamilton Academical.
After making 121 appearances in the league for Motherwell, Shaun Hutchinson returned to England in 2014, signing a deal with Championship club Fulham. Hutchinson played no more than 30 games for the Cottagers before joining fellow capital club Millwall on June 21, 2016.
He made his debut for the Lions against Peterborough United on August 16, 2016 and he has been playing for the club ever since. Shaun Hutchinson’s main position is centre-back, but he is capable of playing as a defensive midfielder as well. The Millwall defender has a contract with the club which expires on June 30, 2018 and it has to be noted that his preferred foot is left.
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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