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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 7 of the 45 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in September 2008, with West Brom. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Boro in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 17 Jan | West Brom. | 3 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | Middlesbrough | 0 - 1 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 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 |
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, 6 to 4.
The away form of West Brom. however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the The Baggies, and 8 goals against.
Middlesbrough are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 16 points from the 7 games they have played so far. West Brom. are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 7 games giving them a return of 17 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 12 |
| West Brom. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Baggies's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Middlesbrough, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| West Brom. | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 11 games since last defeat. |