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Middlesbrough prepare to entertain Swansea City at Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Boro are clearly on top, having won 12 and lost only 3 of the 19 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Riverside Stadium was just last season, in January 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: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sun 14 Nov | Swansea City | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 23 Jan | Middlesbrough | 1-1 | Swansea City | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 15 Aug | Swansea City | 0 - 3 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Tue 17 Jan | Middlesbrough | 1 - 2 | Swansea City | FAC |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 07 Jan | Swansea City | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | FAC |
| 1983/1984 | Fri 27 Apr | Swansea City | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 26 Nov | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Swansea City | 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 5.
Swansea City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Swans's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Middlesbrough are currently lying in 19th place in Npower Championship having mustered a points tally of 33 from their 29 matches played. Swansea City's total of 50 points from their 30 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Npower Championship.
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 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 |
| Swansea City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Middlesbrough are performing in fits and starts at home in recent games, and FootyMad doesn't see things getting any better, as the visitors squeak past and take all the points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. |
| Swansea City | Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |