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Middlesbrough face a trip to Arsenal at Highbury 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 lose 38 and win only 7 of the 59 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2006, with Arsenal annihilating their visitors 7 - 0 in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Arsenal | 7 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 09 Apr | Middlesbrough | 0 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 22 Aug | Arsenal | 5 - 3 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 03 Feb | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Arsenal | LGEC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Jan | Arsenal | 4 - 1 | Middlesbrough | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 20 Jan | Arsenal | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Gunners in those games, with 6 conceded.
In complete contrast to Arsenal, Middlesbrough are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Boro have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Arsenal are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 1 points from 2 matches. Middlesbrough are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 3 points from 3 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arsenal | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 10 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Boro are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Arsenal. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arsenal | No sequences of note |
| Middlesbrough | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |