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Middlesbrough prepare to entertain Manchester United at Riverside Stadium on Saturday evening,
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Riverside Stadium was just last season, in December 2003, with Man Utd. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Boro 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 03 Oct | Man Utd. | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 11 Feb | Man Utd. | 2 - 3 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. During these games, Boro have smashed 14 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 3.
The Red Devils have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Red Devils's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Middlesbrough find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 35 points they have accumulated from 20 games. Man Utd. sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 40 points from their 20 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 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 13 |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Boro are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | Won 5 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Man Utd. | Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |