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Middlesbrough prepare to entertain Bristol City at Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 22 of the 32 contests.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Riverside Stadium was less than a year ago, in January 2010, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 30 Jan | Middlesbrough | 0-0 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 29 Aug | Bristol City | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Jan | Bristol City | 1 - 2 | Middlesbrough | FAC |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 13 Feb | Middlesbrough | 2 - 2 | Bristol City | FAC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 27 Jan | Bristol City | 2 - 2 | Middlesbrough | FAC |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 04 Mar | Middlesbrough | 3 - 0 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 24 Sep | Bristol City | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 9.
Bristol City have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Robins have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Middlesbrough are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower Championship with a return of just 11 points from their 13 games thus far. Bristol City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 13 games have yielded only 10 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| Bristol City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the Boro. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Bristol City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. |