Middlesbrough are ready to welcome Hull City to Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 15 wins out of 22 previous matches.
The previous match played between the two at Riverside Stadium was within the last three years, in January 2007, as the Boro squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 4-3 in a F.A. Cup match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2008/2009 | Sat 06 Dec | Hull City | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
2006/2007 | Tue 16 Jan | Middlesbrough | 4-3 | Hull City | FAC |
2006/2007 | Sat 06 Jan | Hull City | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | FAC |
1990/1991 | Sat 02 Mar | Hull City | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
1990/1991 | Sat 01 Dec | Middlesbrough | 3 - 0 | Hull City | CHMP |
1990/1991 | Tue 20 Nov | Middlesbrough | 3 - 1 | Hull City | FLLM |
1989/1990 | Sat 10 Mar | Hull City | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. These games have seen the Boro score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 2.
Hull City have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Tigers have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Middlesbrough are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 27 points from their 31 games thus far. Hull City find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 34 points from their 31 matches.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 |
Hull City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the Boro. No-score draw
Sequence statistics: | |
Middlesbrough | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
Hull City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |