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Middlesbrough are ready to welcome West Bromwich Albion to Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Boro are clearly on top, having won 26 and lost only 6 of the 41 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Riverside Stadium was within the last three years, in April 2003, with Middlesbrough running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 14 Nov | West Brom. | 1 - 2 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Boro have scored 8, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
West Brom.'s away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The The Baggies's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Middlesbrough's 46 points from 33 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. West Brom. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 29 points from 33 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| West Brom. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been a distinctly poor show from Middlesbrough at home in recent games, and, though I cannot see a run starting here, I do think the Boro will at least gain a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| West Brom. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |