On Sat Feb 12th, Derby County and Middlesbrough will play a match in Middlesbrough in a meeting of these two Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 8th placed Middlesbrough, recorded a 1-1 draw against Manchester United. Jadon Sancho struck first for Manchester United in the 25th minute on a feed from Bruno Fernandes, then Matt Crooks tied it up for Middlesbrough in the 64th minute . Middlesbrough looks to continue their winning ways, having 8 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Derby County recorded a 3-1 win against Hull City. Craig Forsyth struck first for Derby County in the 19th minute, then Tom Lawrence added another in the 38th minute. Derby County should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Aug 21st, Derby County and Middlesbrough battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Derby County nor Middlesbrough could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 9 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Derby County is fortunate enough to have Tom Lawrence in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored 4 goals. Matt Crooks has been the most prolific scorer on Middlesbrough in his last five matches with 3 goals.