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Middlesbrough prepare to entertain Scunthorpe United at Riverside Stadium on Tuesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 6 of the previous 8 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Riverside Stadium was just last season, in December 2009, with Middlesbrough running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Tue 09 Nov | Scunthorpe U. | 0 - 2 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 26 Dec | Middlesbrough | 3-0 | Scunthorpe U. | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 18 Aug | Scunthorpe U. | 0 - 2 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 1966/1967 | Sat 21 Jan | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE1 |
| 1966/1967 | Sat 17 Sep | Scunthorpe U. | 3 - 2 | Middlesbrough | LGE1 |
| 1963/1964 | Sat 28 Mar | Middlesbrough | 2 - 0 | Scunthorpe U. | CHMP |
| 1963/1964 | Sat 19 Oct | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
Scunthorpe U. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Iron have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Middlesbrough are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 30 points from 27 matches. Scunthorpe U. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower Championship with a return of just 24 points from their 25 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 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 Scunthorpe U.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Scunthorpe U. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |