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Middlesbrough face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford 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 35 and win only 13 of the 57 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2004, with Middlesbrough inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Red Devils in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Wed 11 Feb | Man Utd. | 2 - 3 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 28 Dec | Middlesbrough | 0 - 1 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Thu 26 Dec | Middlesbrough | 3 - 1 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 03 Sep | Man Utd. | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Mar | Man Utd. | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 26 Jan | Middlesbrough | 2 - 0 | Man Utd. | FAC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | Middlesbrough | 0 - 1 | Man Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Red Devils, with 5 goals against.
In complete contrast to Man Utd., Middlesbrough are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Boro have hit 6 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Man Utd. find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 12 points they have accumulated from 7 games. Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 10 points from their 7 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 12 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Red Devils, as the Boro have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Middlesbrough | 7 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |