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Crystal Palace travel to take on Middlesbrough at Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 17 games played, Eagles have recorded four wins, and Middlesbrough have come away with seven victories.
The last time the two teams met at Middlesbrough was back in November 1995, with Middlesbrough running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1995/1996 | Wed 08 Nov | Middlesbrough | 2 - 0 | Crystal Palace | LC |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 25 Oct | Crystal Palace | 2 - 2 | Middlesbrough | LC |
| 1993/1994 | Sun 01 May | Middlesbrough | 2 - 3 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Wed 23 Mar | Crystal Palace | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 1992/1993 | Mon 12 Apr | Crystal Palace | 4 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 1992/1993 | Mon 28 Dec | Middlesbrough | 0 - 1 | Crystal Palace | PREM |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 23 Jan | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 15 goals have been scored by the Boro in those games, with nine conceded.
The Eagles have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on three occasions, but drawing once and losing twice. The Eagles have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with ten goals for and eight against.
Middlesbrough's four points from three games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in seventh position. Crystal Palace find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their three games have so far yielded just one point.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 7 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
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 | No sequences of note |
| Crystal Palace | Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |