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Middlesbrough prepare to entertain Manchester City at Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Boro are clearly on top, having won 34 and lost only 9 of the 56 games beaten the teams in Middlesbrough.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Riverside Stadium was just last season, in November 2002, with Middlesbrough running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sun 30 Nov | Man City | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Boro in those games, with 7 conceded.
Man City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. City have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 45 points from their 36 games played so far, Man City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 38 points from 36 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Man City | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Man City is certainly an interesting one. It should end in a win for Boro in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | 9 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Man City | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. |