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Middlesbrough face a trip to Southampton at St. Marys on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Boro will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 12 and win only 4 of the 23 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2002, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 11 Jan | Middlesbrough | 2 - 2 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 17 Aug | Southampton | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 06 Mar | Southampton | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Sep | Middlesbrough | 1 - 3 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 24 Feb | Middlesbrough | 0 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 30 Sep | Southampton | 1 - 3 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 04 Mar | Southampton | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 3 conceded.
In complete contrast to Southampton, Middlesbrough are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Boro have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Southampton sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 12 points from their 6 games. Middlesbrough are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 4 points from 6 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 12 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Boro are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Southampton. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Unbeaten in the last 11 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Middlesbrough | Not won in previous 7 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |