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Middlesbrough prepare to entertain Southampton at Riverside Stadium on Sunday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 26 games played, Boro have recorded 11 wins, and Southampton have come away with 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Riverside Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2004, with Middlesbrough running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Dec | Southampton | 2 - 2 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 12 Apr | Middlesbrough | 3-1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Southampton | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 11 Jan | Middlesbrough | 2 - 2 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 17 Aug | Southampton | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 06 Mar | Southampton | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Sep | Middlesbrough | 1 - 3 | Southampton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Boro's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Saints's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Middlesbrough's 42 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 24 points from their 29 games thus 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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
| Southampton | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its not been a very profitable last few weeks for Middlesbrough, and I'm afraid the Footymad team cannot see it getting too much better here. Look no further than honours being even at the end of this one. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Southampton | Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |