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Middlesbrough play host to Nottingham Forest at Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 33 games played, Boro have recorded 12 wins, and Nottm. Forest have come away with 6 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Middlesbrough was more than a decade ago, in November 1998, 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 25 Aug | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | LGEC |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 20 Mar | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 2 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sun 01 Nov | Middlesbrough | 1-1 | Nottm. Forest | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 01 Mar | Nottm. Forest | 4 - 0 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Wed 26 Nov | Middlesbrough | 0 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Mon 24 Mar | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | PREM |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 24 Aug | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 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. While Boro have scored 5, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Nottm. Forest's away form is none too clever either, unbeaten in the last six, but with four of them resulting in draws. The Forest's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Middlesbrough's 24 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Nottm. Forest lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 25 from their 16 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Riverside Stadium for the Boro and the Madmen are unable to see past Nottm. Forest claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | 8 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Nottm. Forest | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |