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Middlesbrough face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford 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 39 and win only 13 of the 64 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Man. Utd. running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 23 Sep | Man. Utd. | 3 - 1 | Middlesbrough | LGEC |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 06 Apr | Middlesbrough | 2 - 2 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 18 goals for the Red Devils, with 8 goals against.
Middlesbrough have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Boro's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Man. Utd. sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 35 points from their 17 games. Middlesbrough are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 20 points from 19 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. Utd. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 14 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Middlesbrough not hitting the right notes away from home at the moment, the Madmen safely assumes that Man. Utd. will ease to victory over the Boro. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 22 home games. Unbeaten run of 10 matches. |
| Middlesbrough | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 7 most recent games. |