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Middlesbrough face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Monday 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 36 and win only 13 of the 59 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2005, with Man Utd. running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Oct | Middlesbrough | 4 - 1 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 29 Jan | Man Utd. | 3 - 0 | Middlesbrough | FAC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 01 Jan | Middlesbrough | 0 - 2 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. During these games, Red Devils have smashed 12 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 0.
In complete contrast to Man Utd., Middlesbrough are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Boro have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Man Utd. sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 79 points from their 36 games. Middlesbrough find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 43 points from their 35 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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 Utd.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 22 home games. |
| Middlesbrough | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 13 outings ago. |