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Middlesbrough prepare to entertain Birmingham City at Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 46 games played, Boro have recorded 17 wins, and Birmingham C. have come away with 11 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Riverside Stadium was just last season, in September 2002, the Boro carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Wed 03 Mar | Birmingham C. | 3 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Birmingham C. | 3 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | Middlesbrough | 1-0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 07 Feb | Birmingham C. | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 20 Sep | Middlesbrough | 3 - 1 | Birmingham C. | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 20 Dec | Birmingham C. | 2 - 0 | Middlesbrough | LC |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 29 Nov | Middlesbrough | 0 - 0 | Birmingham C. | LC |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough 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 Boro in those games, with 7 conceded.
In complete contrast to Middlesbrough, Birmingham C. are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Blues have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 34 points from their 28 games played so far, Birmingham C.'s 42 points from 28 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Middlesbrough may be coming up against a decent side in Birmingham C., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Boro. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
| Birmingham C. | Previous 4 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 6 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |