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Man City face a trip to Middlesbrough at Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sky Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 34 and win only 9 of the 56 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2002, with Middlesbrough running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sun 30 Nov | Man City | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Apr | Man City | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Middlesbrough | 3 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Feb | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 17 Sep | Man City | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Fri 17 Apr | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Man City | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 20 Dec | Man City | 2 - 0 | Middlesbrough | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Boro in those games, with 7 conceded.
Man City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Sky Blues's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 45 points from their 36 games played so far, Man City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 38 points from 36 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Man City | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Boro, as the Sky Blues have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | 9 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Man City | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. |