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Middlesbrough face a trip to Newcastle United at St. James' Park at lunchtime on Sunday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Boro will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 31 and win only 12 of the 60 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2009, with Newcastle Utd. running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Mon 11 May | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 29 Nov | Middlesbrough | 0 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 03 Feb | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 26 Aug | Middlesbrough | 2 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Magpies, with 3 goals against.
Middlesbrough have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Boro, and 7 goals against.
Newcastle Utd. are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 21 games giving them a return of 46 points. Middlesbrough's 29 points from 21 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Boro are doing reasonably well on their travels in recent games, but FootyMad think this will not be enough to stop what should be a relatively comfortable home win for Newcastle Utd.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 8 matches. |
| Middlesbrough | An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |