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Middlesbrough face a trip to West Ham United at Boleyn Ground on Saturday 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 most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2005, the Hammers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 11 Nov | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 23 Apr | Middlesbrough | 0 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 17 Apr | Middlesbrough | 2 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Hammers's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Middlesbrough's away form is none too clever either, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Boro have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
West Ham Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 23 points from their 30 games thus far. Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 36 points from their 30 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 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 3 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Boro out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at West Ham Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | Been beaten in each of their previous 4 home matches. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Middlesbrough | Not won in previous 6 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |