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Middlesbrough prepare to entertain Charlton Athletic at Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Boro are clearly on top, having won 22 and lost only 9 of the 42 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Riverside Stadium was less than a year ago, in March 2003, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | Middlesbrough | 1-1 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 20 Oct | Charlton Ath. | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 03 Feb | Middlesbrough | 0 - 0 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Oct | Charlton Ath. | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Mar | Middlesbrough | 0 - 0 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Oct | Charlton Ath. | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 10 Apr | Middlesbrough | 2 - 0 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. These low-scoring games have seen just 3 goals scored and conceded.
Charlton Ath.'s away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on three occasions, but drawing one and losing two. The Addicks's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, witheight goals for and seven against.
Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 19 points from their 15 games. Charlton are in a respectable sixth position, courtesy of the 22 points they have accumulated from 15 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| Charlton Ath. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been a distinctly poor show from Middlesbrough at home in recent games, and, though I cannot see a run starting here, I do think the Boro will at least gain a draw. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Charlton Ath. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |