On Wed Apr 6th, in week 30, Middlesbrough will play host to Fulham in a meeting of these two closely matched Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 5th placed Middlesbrough, recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Peterborough United. Marcus Tavernier struck first for Middlesbrough in the 26th minute on a feed from Paddy McNair, then Folarin Balogun added another in the 49th minute In the end, Peterborough United couldn’t muster any offence and Middlesbrough ran away with the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Middlesbrough should be reasonably happy with their performance, while fulham sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Queens Park Rangers. Aleksandar Mitrović struck first for Fulham in the 14th minute on a feed from Carvalho, then Aleksandar Mitrović added another in the 78th minute on a penalty At the end of 90 a dissapointed Queens Park Rangers couldn’t manage to score, and Fulham took the shutout win. Fulham is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10.
In their last match on the 8th of August, Fulham and Middlesbrough battled to a 1-1 draw. Harry Wilson scored the first goal for Fulham in the 29th minute, then Marc Bola got the equalizer for Middlesbrough in the 77th minute on a feed from Isaiah Jones earning them at least the one point.
Aleksandar Mitrović has been the most prolific scorer on Fulham in the last five matches with three goals. Middlesbrough’s most prolific scorer has been Folarin Balogun. The English attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches.