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Middlesbrough prepare to entertain Preston North End at Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Boro are clearly on top, having won 24 and lost only 9 of the 43 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Riverside Stadium was less than a year ago, in March 2010, with Middlesbrough running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Tue 28 Dec | Preston N.E. | 1 - 3 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 23 Mar | Middlesbrough | 2-0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 24 Oct | Preston N.E. | 2 - 2 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 19 Feb | Preston N.E. | 0 - 2 | Middlesbrough | FAC |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 10 Jan | Middlesbrough | 0 - 1 | Preston N.E. | FAC |
| 1973/1974 | Sat 27 Apr | Preston N.E. | 2 - 4 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 1973/1974 | Tue 11 Dec | Middlesbrough | 3 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Preston N.E. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. North End have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Middlesbrough are currently lying in 19th place in Npower Championship having mustered a points tally of 29 from their 26 matches played. Preston N.E. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 25 games have yielded only 20 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Middlesbrough are not exactly setting the world alight at Riverside Stadium at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Preston N.E. in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. |
| Preston N.E. | Not won in previous 6 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |