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Sheff. Utd. face a trip to Middlesbrough at Riverside Stadium on Friday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Blades 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 just last season, in February 2008, the Boro carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in an F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Wed 27 Feb | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | FAC |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 17 Feb | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | FAC |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 01 Jan | Middlesbrough | 3 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 07 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 05 Oct | Middlesbrough | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Mon 17 Apr | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
Sheff. Utd. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. Just 5 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 2 have been let in at the wrong end.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for The Blades could well see them head back from Riverside Stadium with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Sheff. Utd. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. |