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Middlesbrough prepare to entertain Tottenham Hotspur at Riverside Stadium on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Boro are clearly on top, having won 20 and lost only 6 of the 37 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Riverside Stadium was less than a year ago, in May 2003, with Middlesbrough annihilating their visitors 5-1 in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Wed 17 Dec | Tottenham H. | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | LC |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 26 Oct | Tottenham H. | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 03 May | Middlesbrough | 5-1 | Tottenham H. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Sep | Tottenham H. | 0 - 3 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 30 Mar | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Tottenham H. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 27 Oct | Tottenham H. | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 23 Dec | Tottenham H. | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Boro in those games, with 7 conceded.
Tottenham have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Spurs have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 31 points from their 26 games played so far, Tottenham's 34 points from 26 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Tottenham H. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Middlesbrough may be coming up against a decent side in Tottenham but this should finish with a narrow home win Boro.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 9. |
| Tottenham H. | 4 games since last defeat. |