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Middlesbrough travel to take on Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Tuesday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 33 out of 49 times.
The last time the two teams met at Sheff. Wed. was back in December 1999, over five years ago, the The Owls carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1999/2000 | Sat 25 Mar | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 26 Dec | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 27 Feb | Sheff. Wed. | 3 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 03 Oct | Middlesbrough | 4 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | PREM |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 01 Mar | Sheff. Wed. | 3 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 18 Jan | Middlesbrough | 4 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Fri 05 Apr | Middlesbrough | 3 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the The Owls, with 3 goals against.
Middlesbrough have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Sheff. Wed.'s 9 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Middlesbrough are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 13 points from 6 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Boro out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Sheff. Wed.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. |
| Middlesbrough | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |