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Southampton face a trip to Middlesbrough at Riverside Stadium on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 26 games played, Saints have recorded 8 wins, and Middlesbrough have come away with 11 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2004, with Middlesbrough running out comfortable 3 - 1 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: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Dec | Southampton | 2 - 2 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 12 Apr | Middlesbrough | 3 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Southampton | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 11 Jan | Middlesbrough | 2 - 2 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 17 Aug | Southampton | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 06 Mar | Southampton | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Sep | Middlesbrough | 1 - 3 | Southampton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Boro's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Saints's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Middlesbrough's 42 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 24 points from their 29 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
| Southampton | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An indifferent set of results for Southampton on the road, and I believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the Saints. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Southampton | Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |