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Middlesbrough face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on Monday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Boro will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 35 and win only 10 of the 58 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2006, with Middlesbrough inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Sky Blues in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sun 02 Apr | Man City | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Middlesbrough | 0 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 15 May | Man City | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 06 Dec | Middlesbrough | 3 - 2 | Man City | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 May | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 30 Nov | Man City | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Apr | Man City | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
The away form of Middlesbrough is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Boro have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Man City find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 9 points from their 9 matches. Middlesbrough find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 11 points from their 9 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Middlesbrough are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from City of Manchester Stadium with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man City | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Middlesbrough | Not won in previous 9 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |