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Middlesbrough prepare to entertain Liverpool at Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 68 games played, Boro have recorded 26 wins, and Liverpool have come away with 20 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Riverside Stadium was just last season, in January 2008, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 23 Aug | Liverpool | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 3.
The away form of Liverpool however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 4 have been let in at the wrong end.
Middlesbrough are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 23 points from their 26 games thus far. Liverpool sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 55 points from their 26 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Middlesbrough are not in a rich vein of form at the moment, and your Madmen see things getting no better with Liverpool running out comfortable winners. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Liverpool | 4 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |