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Middlesbrough face a trip to Fulham at Craven Cottage on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 24 games played, Boro have recorded 9 wins, and Fulham have come away with 12 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in August 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sun 20 Nov | Middlesbrough | 3 - 2 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Apr | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 25 Aug | Fulham | 0 - 2 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 07 Jan | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | Fulham | 3 - 2 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 19 Jan | Fulham | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Middlesbrough | 2 - 2 | Fulham | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Fulham are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 9.
Middlesbrough have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Boro have conceded 5 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Fulham find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 45 points from their 37 matches. Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 45 points from their 37 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Fulham | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Cottagers, as the Boro have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Fulham | 11 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Middlesbrough | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |