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Middlesbrough face a trip to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Boro will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2009, the Eagles carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 06 Nov | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 03 Apr | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 07 Nov | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 30 Nov | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | LGEC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Apr | Crystal Palace | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 28 Aug | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 08 Nov | Middlesbrough | 2 - 0 | Crystal Palace | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These games have seen the Eagles score just 4 goals, though they have conceded 0.
Middlesbrough have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Boro, and 5 goals against.
Crystal Palace are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 28 points from 29 matches. Middlesbrough find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 33 points from their 28 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Boro has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Crystal Palace. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Middlesbrough | 4 games since last defeat. |