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Middlesbrough prepare to entertain Manchester United at Riverside Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 21 of the 57 previous games, with the Boro winning just 20.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Riverside Stadium was just last season, in April 2008, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Mon 29 Dec | Man. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Boro in those games, with 2 conceded.
Man. Utd.'s away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Red Devils, and 10 goals against.
Middlesbrough are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 31 points from their 34 games thus far. Man. Utd. are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 77 points from the 33 games played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| Man. Utd. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 16 |
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 | Unbeaten in the last 9 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Man. Utd. | 6 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |