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Middlesbrough face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday 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 13 of the 62 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline 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 21 Apr | Man. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. The Red Devils have scored 9 and conceded 2 during this period.
In complete contrast to Man. Utd., Middlesbrough are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Boro have conceded 12 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Man. Utd. sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 23 points from their 10 games. Middlesbrough are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 8 points from 10 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 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 15 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 1 |
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. | 7 games since last home draw. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 12 . |
| Middlesbrough | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |