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Middlesbrough prepare to entertain Manchester City at Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Boro are clearly on top, having won 36 and lost only 9 of the 58 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Riverside Stadium was just last season, in December 2004, as the Boro squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 15 May | Man City | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 06 Dec | Middlesbrough | 3-2 | Man City | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 May | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 30 Nov | Man City | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Apr | Man City | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Middlesbrough | 3 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Feb | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Man City is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Sky Blues have hit 9 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Middlesbrough find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 20 points from their 18 matches. Man City's 27 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| Man City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Middlesbrough only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Man City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |