In this week 17 match on the 22nd of October, Middlesbrough will host Huddersfield Town in a meeting of these two Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which is great football weather. Middlesbrough sits at 22nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Blackburn Rovers. Darragh Lenihan scored the first goal for Blackburn Rovers on an own goal in the 4th minute, then Sam Gallagher added another in the 17th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Huddersfield Town recorded a 1-2 loss against Rotherham United. Conor Washington struck first for Rotherham United in the 25th minute on a feed from Daniel Barlaser, then in the 29th minute, Sorba Thomas sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Daniel Ward. Huddersfield Town looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Jordan Rhodes has been the most prolific scorer on Huddersfield Town in his last five matches with two goals. Middlesbrough is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Chuba Akpom and Duncan Watmore each only have 1 goal in their last 5.