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Middlesbrough face a trip to Fulham at Craven Cottage 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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2006, the Cottagers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 13 May | Middlesbrough | 3 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 18 Dec | Fulham | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 07 May | Fulham | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Fulham have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Middlesbrough is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Boro have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Fulham's 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Middlesbrough are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 0 points from 2 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Fulham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
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 | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Middlesbrough | An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |