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Fulham face a trip to Middlesbrough at Riverside Stadium on Sunday afternoon, 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 less than a year ago, in April 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Apr | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Boro, with 5 goals against.
In complete contrast to Middlesbrough, Fulham are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Cottagers have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 15 points from their 12 games played so far, Fulham find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 12 points from their 12 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 12 |
| Fulham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
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 | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Fulham | Not won in previous 6 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |