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Middlesbrough face a trip to Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday 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 35 and win only 14 of the 65 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 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: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | Middlesbrough | 0 - 0 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Feb | Liverpool | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 16 Mar | Middlesbrough | 1 - 2 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Dec | Liverpool | 2 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 20 Jan | Liverpool | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 26 Dec | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Liverpool | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Liverpool have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The Reds have scored 9 and conceded 2 during this period.
The away form of Middlesbrough is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Boro have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Liverpool sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 53 points from their 35 games. Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 45 points from their 35 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Liverpool | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Reds, as the Boro have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Liverpool | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Middlesbrough | Not won in previous 6 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |