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Middlesbrough face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Boro will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 34 and win only 8 of the 54 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2003, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Apr | Man City | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Middlesbrough | 3 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Feb | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 17 Sep | Man City | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Fri 17 Apr | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Man City | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 20 Dec | Man City | 2 - 0 | Middlesbrough | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 15 Feb | Man City | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the Sky Blues in those games, with 9 conceded.
The Boro have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Boro's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 3 against.
Man City's 18 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 15 points from their 13 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game which sees both teams in reasonable shape, and one which the Madmen are pretty confident will end up as a draw. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man City | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Middlesbrough | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 6 games since last defeat. |