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Middlesbrough face a trip to Arsenal at Emirates Stadium on Sunday 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 61 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2008, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Dec | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Mar | Arsenal | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 09 Dec | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Feb | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Sep | Arsenal | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Arsenal | 7 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. During these games, Gunners have smashed 14 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 1.
In complete contrast to Arsenal, Middlesbrough are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Boro have conceded 13 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Arsenal sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 62 points from their 33 games. Middlesbrough are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 31 points from their 33 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arsenal | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 11 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
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 | 7 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Middlesbrough | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. |