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Middlesbrough face a trip to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane 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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2004, with Tottenham H. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 May | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Tottenham H. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 28 Nov | Tottenham H. | 2 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 09 Mar | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Tottenham H. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 17 Dec | Tottenham H. | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | LGEC |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Tottenham Hotspur 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 11 goals for the Spurs, with 3 goals against.
Middlesbrough have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.
Tottenham H. find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 3 points they have accumulated from 1 games. Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 1 points from their 1 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Tottenham H. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Spurs, as the Boro have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Tottenham H. | Unbeaten in the last 9 home games. |
| Middlesbrough | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |