Our prediction for this Championship match:
Middlesbrough will be looking to bounce from the FA Cup defeat to Brentford when they welcome Birmingham City at their Riverside Stadium. The Boro have been having their ups and downs of late, but they did well to beat Wycombe 3-1 in their last league match. Middlesbrough are eager to climb to the playoffs berth, and they should take advantage of Birmingham City’s current form.
The Blues suffered five defeats in the previous six league fixtures, and, as expected, they were beaten by star-studded Man City (0-3) in the FA Cup last 64. Birmingham City have been struggling at the back of late, and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Middlesbrough’s party at Riverside Stadium. When the two teams met at St. Andrew’s Stadium Middlesbrough crushed Birmingham City 4-1, which is yet another reason why home win should be considered.
Highlighted Player (Sam Morsy):
Sam Morsy is a professional footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic in the Championship. His full name is Samy Sayed Morsy and he started his youth career at Wolverhampton Wanderers. During his spell with Wolves he was spotted by Port Vale scouts and in 2008 joined the Vale Park outfit.
The talented midfielder made his debut for the first team on 23 February, 2010 in a 4-0 win over Lincoln City and at the end of the 2009/2010 campaign he was given the Youth Player of the Year award. After playing 71 league games for Port Vale, Sam Morsy joined Chesterfield in July 2013 and on 30 march 2014 he participated in the Football League Trophy final. However, he did not help Chesterfield beat Peterborough United in the title game (1-3).
On 28 January 2016 Morsy signed a two-and- a-half year contract with Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee. Sam Morsy was born in Wolverhampton on 10 September, 1991 and he was father is Egyptian.