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Fulham face a trip to Middlesbrough at Riverside Stadium on Saturday 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 May 2007, with Middlesbrough running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 18 Aug | Fulham | 1 - 2 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 13 May | Middlesbrough | 3 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 18 Dec | Fulham | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 07 May | Fulham | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Boro have scored 5, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Fulham is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Cottagers have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 26 points from their 25 games played so far, Fulham are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 19 points from their 25 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Fulham | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
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 run of 6 matches. |
| Fulham | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 11 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |