Bournemouth hosts Middlesbrough in round 39 of the English Championship. The match will be played on Friday, April 2nd at Vitality Stadium (Bournemouth)
Bournemouth has played in the Premier League for a long time. Eddie Howe's original team had a lot of supporters, but it somehow slowed down in the previous season. The fight went on to the last, but the Cherries managed to earn only 34 points, one less than Aston Villa. Hence, Bournemouth went to the Championship from the 18th place, which is why it sold many leading performers. Those who left and the skill of Woodgate, a former defender-turned-coach, are not enough to cope with the task for the season. Having gained 59 points in 37 matches, Bournemouth will start April in seventh place. But the neighboring Reading is only three points ahead, and the Cherries have one match in hand. Will the Cherries manage to brace up for the last segment?
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Middlesbrough made its last promotion to the Premier League not so long ago. But the team couldn't stay there. And in the last draw, the Reds even fought for survival and managed to finish in a safe 17th place. But now they are headed by Neil Warnock, who is one of the most experienced and successful specialists at the Championship level. But even this may not be enough to take even the borderline 6th position. However, there were quite good results in March – Middlesbrough won three out of five spring matches. Perhaps the team should improve its results in away meetings – it didn’t manage to score a single point in the last away matches against Swansea and Millwall. The Reds will face an extremely difficult calendar because Watford will be their next opponent, and the gap to the group of leaders is already six points. Does Middlesbrough believe in a happy ending, or will it just play out the season without fighting in every match?
Prediction for the match: Bournemouth to win