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Middlesbrough face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium 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 9 of the 57 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2005, 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Middlesbrough | 0 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Sky Blues in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of Middlesbrough is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Boro have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Man City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 40 points from their 31 games played so far, Middlesbrough find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 37 points from their 30 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Sky Blues, as the Boro have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man City | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Middlesbrough | Not won in previous 5 away matches. |