Middlesbrough vs Manchester City Prediction 11 March 2017
On March 11 2017 at 12:15 in one of the quarterfinals of the English FA Cup at the Riverside Stadium the local Middlesbrough play against Manchester City.
We can say for sure that the first season of Middlesbrough in the national elite division was not a successful one. After 27 matches played in the English Premier League Middlesbrough have 22 points and take the 18th position in the standings with 19:30 goal difference which only lets them take the 18th place in the relegation zone. Moreover, we must admit the fact that last time Middlesbrough won in the national championship was in the middle of December last year.
As for Manchester City, they made a serious mistake in their latest match as they drew Stoke City in it. Of course, there weren’t a lot of goals scored in that game. The manager of the team is definitely vey smart and he understands that Manchester City won’t be able to compete for the first position at the end of the season, yet they may try to get their place in the Champions League zone. They are probably also going to compete for winning FA Cup as it would be good for the manager to get a trophy during his first year in the new club.
The results of the latest five games played between the teams don’t show any obvious favorites, in fact. We must also admit that in the first round game of the current season the teams drew as they scored one goal each. We think that Middlesbrough will most probably lose in the upcoming match. They still have chances to stay in the elite division and need to concentrate on the matches of the national championship to do it. As for Manchester City, they seemed to save their power in the previous game of the EPL to try their best and make it to the next round of the Cup. We think that they will manage to do it.