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Middlesbrough pack their bags to visit West Ham United at Boleyn Ground 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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The previous match played between the two at Boleyn Ground was within the last three years, in April 2003, the Hammers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Mon 21 Apr | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Dec | Middlesbrough | 2 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Feb | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Sep | Middlesbrough | 2 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 19 May | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 02 Dec | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 29 Apr | West Ham Utd. | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Hammers in those games, with 7 conceded.
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 8 goals for the Boro, and 7 goals against.
West Ham Utd.'s 12 points from 8 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 12 points from their 9 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 11 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An interesting game for the Boro to play at the moment, and one from which I believe will see Middlesbrough take away one point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Middlesbrough | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 5 games since last defeat. |