FootyMAD's Manchester City match preview

Last updated : 29 November 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Manchester City v Middlesbrough fixture

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.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Sat 12 AprMan City0 - 0MiddlesbroughPREM
2002/2003Sat 23 NovMiddlesbrough3 - 1Man CityPREM
2000/2001Sat 03 FebMiddlesbrough1 - 1Man CityPREM
2000/2001Sun 17 SepMan City1 - 1MiddlesbroughPREM
1997/1998Fri 17 AprMiddlesbrough1 - 0Man CityLD1
1997/1998Sat 20 DecMan City2 - 0MiddlesbroughLD1
1996/1997Sat 15 FebMan City0 - 1MiddlesbroughFAC

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:PWDLFAP
Man City6213687
Middlesbrough63216211

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.