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Middlesbrough prepare to entertain Crystal Palace at Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 21 games played, Boro have recorded 9 wins, and Crystal Palace have come away with 5 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Riverside Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2010, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 03 Apr | Middlesbrough | 1-1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 07 Nov | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 30 Nov | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | LGEC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Apr | Crystal Palace | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 28 Aug | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 08 Nov | Middlesbrough | 2 - 0 | Crystal Palace | LGEC |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 25 Oct | Crystal Palace | 2 - 2 | Middlesbrough | LGEC |
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 8.
The away form of Crystal Palace is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Eagles have hit 5 goals, 16 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 14 games thus far. Crystal Palace find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 14 games have yielded only 11 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Boro's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Crystal Palace. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Crystal Palace | An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |