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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 37 and win only 10 of the 60 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2006, the Sky Blues carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Mar | Middlesbrough | 0 - 2 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 30 Oct | Man. City | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 02 Apr | Man. City | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These games have seen the Sky Blues score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 2.
Middlesbrough have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. Boro have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Man. City sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 16 points from their 8 games. Middlesbrough find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 8 points from their 8 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 13 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Boro are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Man. City. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. City | Won 5 successive home games. 8 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Middlesbrough | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |