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Middlesbrough face a trip to Liverpool at Anfield 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 40 and win only 14 of the 71 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2008, as the Reds edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 23 Feb | Liverpool | 3 - 2 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Jan | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 18 Apr | Liverpool | 2 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 18 Nov | Middlesbrough | 0 - 0 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Liverpool | 2 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Middlesbrough | 0 - 0 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Apr | Liverpool | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Liverpool are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Reds, with 5 goals against.
In complete contrast to Liverpool, Middlesbrough are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Boro have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Liverpool's 3 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Middlesbrough find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 3 points they have accumulated from 1 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 10 |
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 | Unbeaten in the last 10 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Middlesbrough | Not won in previous 8 away matches. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |