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Middlesbrough prepare to entertain West Ham United at Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Boro are clearly on top, having won 16 and lost only 6 of the 29 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Riverside Stadium was less than a year ago, in December 2007, with West Ham Utd. inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Boro in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Dec | Middlesbrough | 1-2 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Sep | West Ham Utd. | 3 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 31 Mar | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 9.
The away form of West Ham Utd. is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Hammers have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Middlesbrough's 13 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. West Ham Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 12 points from their 10 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 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against West Ham Utd. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Boro in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | 10 games since last home draw. |
| West Ham Utd. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |