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Middlesbrough face a trip to Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Monday 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 30 and win only 12 of the 56 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2005, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Wed 27 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 14 Aug | Middlesbrough | 2 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 21 Feb | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 18 Oct | Middlesbrough | 0 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 05 Mar | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 04 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 26 Dec | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Magpies in those games, with 4 conceded.
In complete contrast to Newcastle 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 6 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Newcastle Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 25 points from their 19 games played so far, Middlesbrough find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 21 points from their 19 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Magpies, as the Boro have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Middlesbrough | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |