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Middlesbrough face a trip to West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Boro will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 23 and win only 8 of the 40 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in November 2002, the Baggies carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | Middlesbrough | 3 - 0 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 30 Nov | West Brom. | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 04 Apr | West Brom. | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 29 Nov | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 01 Apr | West Brom. | 1 - 3 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Wed 14 Sep | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 19 Mar | Middlesbrough | 3 - 0 | West Brom. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
West Bromwich Albion losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Baggies's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
The away form of Middlesbrough however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Boro, and 3 goals against.
West Brom. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 9 points from 12 matches. Middlesbrough find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 19 points they have accumulated from 12 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Brom. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 5 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Boro have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from The Hawthorns with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Brom. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Middlesbrough | 5 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |