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Middlesbrough prepare to entertain Tottenham Hotspur at Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Boro are clearly on top, having won 22 and lost only 6 of the 40 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Riverside Stadium was just last season, in December 2005, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3-3 draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 05 Dec | Tottenham H. | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 18 Dec | Middlesbrough | 3-3 | Tottenham H. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Tottenham H. | 2 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 May | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Tottenham H. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 28 Nov | Tottenham H. | 2 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 09 Mar | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Tottenham H. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 17 Dec | Tottenham H. | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | LGEC |
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. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Tottenham H. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 14 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Middlesbrough find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 40 points from their 35 matches. Tottenham H.'s 50 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| Tottenham H. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel thinks that Middlesbrough's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Tottenham H.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | 4 games since last home draw. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Tottenham H. | Not won in previous 4 away matches. Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |