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Liverpool face a trip to Middlesbrough at Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. It couldn't be much closer,Reds having 20 wins against 23 losses.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2002, the Boro carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Feb | Liverpool | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 16 Mar | Middlesbrough | 1 - 2 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Dec | Liverpool | 2 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 20 Jan | Liverpool | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 26 Dec | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 22 Jan | Liverpool | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
The Reds have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Reds's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 12 goals for and 10 against.
Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 14 points from their 12 games played so far, Liverpool's 17 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Liverpool | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Liverpool are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Middlesbrough. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | 11 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Liverpool | 5 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |
