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Middlesbrough prepare to entertain Bolton Wanderers at Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Boro are clearly on top, having won 29 and lost only 14 of the 57 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Riverside Stadium was just last season, in January 2007, with Middlesbrough annihilating their visitors 5-1 in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 11 Nov | Bolton Wdrs. | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 20 Jan | Middlesbrough | 5-1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Sep | Bolton Wdrs. | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 03 May | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 26 Mar | Middlesbrough | 4 - 3 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Feb | Bolton Wdrs. | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 07 Nov | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
The away form of Bolton Wdrs. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. The Trotters have conceded 12 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.
Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 36 points from their 34 games played so far, Bolton Wdrs. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 29 points from their 34 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 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 Bolton Wdrs.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Bolton Wdrs. | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |