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Fulham prepare to entertain Middlesbrough at Craven Cottage on Sunday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 24 games played, Cottagers have recorded 12 wins, and Middlesbrough have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Craven Cottage was just last season, in August 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sun 20 Nov | Middlesbrough | 3 - 2 | Fulham | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Fulham are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 9.
Middlesbrough have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Boro have conceded 5 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Fulham find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 45 points from their 37 matches. Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 45 points from their 37 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Fulham | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Middlesbrough is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Cottagers in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Fulham | 11 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Middlesbrough | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |