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Middlesbrough face a trip to Newcastle United at St. James' Park 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 30 and win only 12 of the 58 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2007, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 26 Aug | Middlesbrough | 2 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Mar | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 22 Oct | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 09 Apr | Middlesbrough | 1 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 02 Jan | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 2 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 27 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 14 Aug | Middlesbrough | 2 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
The away form of Middlesbrough however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The Boro's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Newcastle Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 27 points from their 24 games played so far, Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 25 points from their 24 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 5 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Middlesbrough are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Newcastle Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Middlesbrough | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 6 games since last defeat. |