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Middlesbrough pack their bags to visit Derby County at Pride Park on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 63 games played, Boro have recorded 20 wins, and Derby County have come away with 30 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Pride Park was within the last three years, in December 2007, with Middlesbrough inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Rams in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 20 Oct | Middlesbrough | 2 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Mar | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Derby County | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | Derby County | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 01 Apr | Derby County | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 03 Nov | Middlesbrough | 5 - 1 | Derby County | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 13 Jan | Middlesbrough | 4 - 0 | Derby County | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 06 Sep | Derby County | 3 - 3 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Rams in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Middlesbrough is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Derby County find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 42 points from their 36 matches. Middlesbrough's 48 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 6 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Middlesbrough on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Derby County. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | 8 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Middlesbrough | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |