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Middlesbrough face a trip to Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Saturday 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 29 and win only 12 of the 54 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2002, with Newcastle Utd. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 18 Oct | Middlesbrough | 0 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 05 Mar | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 04 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 26 Dec | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Sep | Middlesbrough | 1 - 4 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 17 Mar | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 2 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 16 Oct | Middlesbrough | 1 - 3 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Magpies, with 4 goals against.
The Boro have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Boro's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
Newcastle Utd. find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 38 points they have accumulated from 25 games. Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 31 points from their 24 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Magpies. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Won 3 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Middlesbrough | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |