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Middlesbrough face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Boro will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 33 and win only 11 of the 53 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2002, the Red Devils 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: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sun 28 Dec | Middlesbrough | 0 - 1 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Thu 26 Dec | Middlesbrough | 3 - 1 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 03 Sep | Man Utd. | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Mar | Man Utd. | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 26 Jan | Middlesbrough | 2 - 0 | Man Utd. | FAC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | Middlesbrough | 0 - 1 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Apr | Middlesbrough | 0 - 2 | Man Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United 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 15 goals for the Red Devils, with 5 goals against.
Middlesbrough have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Boro's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Man Utd. sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 56 points from their 24 games. Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 28 points from their 23 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 13 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Middlesbrough have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Man Utd. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 9 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Middlesbrough | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |