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Fulham face a trip to Middlesbrough at Riverside Stadium on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Cottagers 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 just last season, in January 2004, the Boro carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Wed 25 Aug | Fulham | 0 - 2 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 07 Jan | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | Fulham | 3 - 2 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 19 Jan | Fulham | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Middlesbrough | 2 - 2 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 19 Feb | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 12 Jan | Fulham | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Boro's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
The away form of Fulham is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Cottagers have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Middlesbrough's 45 points from 32 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Fulham are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 34 points from 32 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
| Fulham | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Boro, as the Cottagers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Fulham | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |