Boro are at the middle of the Championship table and 6 points from the playoff zone. It’s a fairly good position because the season is long and the decisive part will be the sprint in spring time.

Now head coach Michael Carrick would like to make the first success of the season: accessing to the semifinals of Carabao Cup. He has found the right balance throughout this season's Carabao Cup of rotating his side while still being strong enough to advance.

However, today Michael Carrick will find that his options are far more limited. He is likely to be without 10 players for Tuesday's trip to Staffordshire.

However, the injuries issue might be too much as team news instead of decisive factor for the match. A Championship team is too strong for a League One side, especially for a team like Port Vale, which goes up-and-down between League One and League Two.

Let’s back Boro.

米堡目前在英冠积分榜上排名中游，距离季后赛区还有6分。这是一个相当不错的位置，因为赛季还很长，决定性的部分将是春季的冲刺。

现在，主教练卡里克希望取得本赛季的第一个成功：进入卡拉宝杯半决赛。 在本赛季的卡拉宝杯赛事中，他在轮换阵容的同时还能保持足够的晋级实力，在这两者之间找到了正确的平衡。

然而，今天卡里克会发现他的选择要有限得多。 在周二前往斯塔福德郡的比赛中，他可能会缺少10名球员。

然而，伤病问题可能只是球队的新闻，而不是比赛的决定性因素。 对于英甲球队来说，一支英冠球队实在是太强大了，尤其是像维尔港这样在英甲和英乙之间徘徊的球队。

让我们支持米堡。