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Middlesbrough prepare to entertain Newcastle United at Riverside Stadium on Sunday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 60 games played, Boro have recorded 28 wins, and Newcastle Utd. have come away with 15 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Riverside Stadium was less than a year ago, in October 2006, the Boro carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Mar | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 22 Oct | Middlesbrough | 1-0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 09 Apr | Middlesbrough | 1 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 02 Jan | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 2 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The Boro's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
Newcastle Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Magpies's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Middlesbrough find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 3 points from their 3 matches. Newcastle Utd. find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 4 points they have accumulated from 2 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been a distinctly poor show from Middlesbrough at home in recent games, and, though I cannot see a run starting here, I do think the Boro will at least gain a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Newcastle Utd. | 4 games since last defeat. |