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Middlesbrough face a trip to Leeds United at Elland Road 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 lose 22 and win only 9 of the 40 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2003, with Middlesbrough inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Whites in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | Middlesbrough | 2 - 3 | Leeds Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Mar | Leeds Utd. | 2 - 3 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Oct | Middlesbrough | 2 - 2 | Leeds Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 11 May | Leeds Utd. | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Feb | Middlesbrough | 2 - 2 | Leeds Utd. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 01 Jan | Leeds Utd. | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 26 Aug | Middlesbrough | 1 - 2 | Leeds Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Leeds United's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Whites have scored 5, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Middlesbrough's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Boro have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Leeds Utd. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 22 games have yielded only 17 points. Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 25 points from their 21 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leeds Utd. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Boro of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at Elland Road with Middlesbrough coasting to victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leeds Utd. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 5 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Middlesbrough | 4 games since last away draw. |