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West Brom. face a trip to Middlesbrough at Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Baggies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 27 and win only 6 of the 44 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2007, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 27 Feb | West Brom. | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | FAC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Feb | Middlesbrough | 2 - 2 | West Brom. | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 26 Feb | West Brom. | 0 - 2 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 27 Nov | Middlesbrough | 2 - 2 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Middlesbrough | 4 - 0 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 14 Nov | West Brom. | 1 - 2 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | Middlesbrough | 3 - 0 | West Brom. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, Boro have rattled up an impressive 19 goals, and conceded 5.
The The Baggies have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The The Baggies's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 6 points from their 5 games played so far, West Brom. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 4 points from 5 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 |
| West Brom. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Boro. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | Won 5 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| West Brom. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. |