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Middlesbrough play host to Stoke City at Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Boro are clearly on top, having won 27 and lost only 8 of the 45 games.
The last time the two teams met at Middlesbrough was more than a decade ago, in August 1997, with Stoke City inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Boro in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1997/1998 | Sun 01 Feb | Stoke City | 1 - 2 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 23 Aug | Middlesbrough | 0-1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 08 Apr | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 31 Dec | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 11 Dec | Stoke City | 3 - 1 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 14 Sep | Middlesbrough | 1 - 2 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 14 Apr | Stoke City | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. In this time, Boro have rattled up an impressive 19 goals, and conceded 6.
The Potters have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Potters's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 3 points from their 2 games played so far, Stoke City find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 3 points from their 2 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 12 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Middlesbrough are starting to turn Riverside Stadium into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | Won 4 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Stoke City | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |