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Middlesbrough face a trip to West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns at tea-time on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Boro will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 24 and win only 10 of the 44 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2009, with West Brom. running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 19 Sep | Middlesbrough | 0 - 5 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 17 Jan | West Brom. | 3 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | Middlesbrough | 0 - 1 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 27 Feb | West Brom. | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | FAC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Feb | Middlesbrough | 2 - 2 | West Brom. | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 26 Feb | West Brom. | 0 - 2 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 27 Nov | Middlesbrough | 2 - 2 | West Brom. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
West Bromwich Albion could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the The Baggies, with 5 goals against.
In complete contrast to West Brom., Middlesbrough are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
West Brom. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 86 points from the 43 games they have played so far. Middlesbrough lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 61 from their 43 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Brom. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 14 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Baggies, as the Boro have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Brom. | Won 6 successive home games. 13 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 9 matches. |
| Middlesbrough | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 9 games since last defeat. |