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Middlesbrough face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford at tea-time on Saturday, 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 13 of the 61 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Red Devils carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Mon 19 Mar | Man Utd. | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | FAC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 10 Mar | Middlesbrough | 2 - 2 | Man Utd. | FAC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 02 Dec | Middlesbrough | 1 - 2 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 01 May | Man Utd. | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, Red Devils have rattled up an impressive 19 goals, and conceded 3.
In complete contrast to Man Utd., Middlesbrough are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Boro have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.
Man Utd. are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 81 points from the 33 games played. Middlesbrough find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 39 points from their 34 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 12 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
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. | Won 6 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Middlesbrough | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |