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Middlesbrough play host to Crystal Palace at Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 17 games played, Boro have recorded 7 wins, and Crystal Palace have come away with 4 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Middlesbrough was back in November 1995, over five years ago, with Middlesbrough running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1995/1996 | Wed 08 Nov | Middlesbrough | 2-0 | Crystal Palace | LC |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 25 Oct | Crystal Palace | 2 - 2 | Middlesbrough | LC |
| 1993/1994 | Sun 01 May | Middlesbrough | 2 - 3 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Wed 23 Mar | Crystal Palace | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 1992/1993 | Mon 12 Apr | Crystal Palace | 4 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 1992/1993 | Mon 28 Dec | Middlesbrough | 0 - 1 | Crystal Palace | PREM |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 23 Jan | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
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 15 goals have been scored by the Boro in those games, with 9 conceded.
The Eagles have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Eagles's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 8 against.
Middlesbrough's 4 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Crystal Palace find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 3 games have yielded only 1 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 7 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Middlesbrough may be coming up against a decent side in Crystal Palace, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Boro. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | No sequences of note |
| Crystal Palace | Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |