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Middlesbrough face a trip to Fulham at Loftus Road (temporary) on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Boro have won 8 of the 22 games compared to the host's 11 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2003, the Cottagers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sun 19 Jan | Fulham | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Middlesbrough | 2 - 2 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 19 Feb | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 12 Jan | Fulham | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 21 Feb | Middlesbrough | 3 - 0 | Fulham | DIV3 |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 27 Sep | Fulham | 2 - 2 | Middlesbrough | DIV3 |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 21 Dec | Fulham | 0 - 3 | Middlesbrough | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Fulham have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Cottagers in those games, with 7 conceded.
Middlesbrough have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Boro's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Fulham | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Middlesbrough have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Fulham may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Fulham | 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Middlesbrough | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |