Middlesbrough play host to Leicester City at Riverside Stadium on Tuesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 41 games played, Boro have recorded 20 wins, and Leicester City have come away with 12 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Middlesbrough was back in January 2004, over five years ago, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3-3 draw in a Premiership match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2003/2004 | Sat 17 Jan | Middlesbrough | 3-3 | Leicester City | PREM |
2003/2004 | Tue 26 Aug | Leicester City | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
2001/2002 | Sat 02 Mar | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Leicester City | PREM |
2001/2002 | Mon 17 Sep | Leicester City | 1 - 2 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
2000/2001 | Sat 21 Apr | Leicester City | 0 - 3 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
2000/2001 | Sat 18 Nov | Middlesbrough | 0 - 3 | Leicester City | PREM |
1999/2000 | Sat 05 Feb | Leicester City | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. While Boro have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Leicester City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Middlesbrough are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 17 points from 9 games. Leicester City's 13 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 |
Leicester City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Middlesbrough are not exactly setting the world alight at Riverside Stadium at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Leicester City in this game. Home Win
Sequence statistics: | |
Middlesbrough | 4 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
Leicester City | Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |