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Middlesbrough face a trip to Nottingham Forest at City Ground on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 35 games played, Boro have recorded 7 wins, and Nottm. Forest have come away with 16 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2010, the Forest carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 20 Feb | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 21 Nov | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 25 Aug | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | LGEC |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 20 Mar | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 2 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sun 01 Nov | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 01 Mar | Nottm. Forest | 4 - 0 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Wed 26 Nov | Middlesbrough | 0 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 9.
The away form of Middlesbrough is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Boro have conceded 13 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Nottm. Forest see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 13 points from their 11 games played so far, Middlesbrough are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 11 points from 11 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Forest, as the Boro have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Middlesbrough | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |