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Middlesbrough are ready to welcome West Ham United to Riverside Stadium on Monday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Boro are clearly on top, having won 14 and lost only 5 of the 26 games.
The previous match played between the two at Riverside Stadium was more than three years back, in December 2002, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sun 23 Oct | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Boro, with 8 goals against.
West Ham Utd. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Hammers have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Middlesbrough find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 40 points from their 33 matches. West Ham Utd.'s 49 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
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 occassion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | 13 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| West Ham Utd. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |