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Middlesbrough prepare to entertain Manchester United at Riverside Stadium on Sunday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 21 of the 56 previous games, with the Boro winning just 20.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Riverside Stadium was just last season, in March 2007, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 27 Oct | Man. Utd. | 4 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Apr | Man. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 19 Mar | Man. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | FAC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 10 Mar | Middlesbrough | 2-2 | Man. Utd. | FAC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 02 Dec | Middlesbrough | 1 - 2 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 01 May | Man. Utd. | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Oct | Middlesbrough | 4 - 1 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 4 to 3.
Man. Utd.'s away form is equally impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. Those games have seen the Red Devils pummel 13 goals, and let in 3.
Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 34 points from their 32 games played so far, Man. Utd. are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 76 points from the 32 games played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Man. Utd. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Boro are in quite good form at home, but the FootyMad team thinks on this occasion, Man. Utd. will prove too strong and win this game comfortably. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | 7 games since last home draw. |
| Man. Utd. | 4 successive away victories. 5 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 5 matches. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |