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Newcastle Utd. prepare to entertain Middlesbrough at St. James' Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Magpies are clearly on top, having won 30 and lost only 12 of the 57 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. James' Park was just last season, in January 2006, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 22 Oct | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 09 Apr | Middlesbrough | 1 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 02 Jan | Newcastle Utd. | 2-2 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 27 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 14 Aug | Middlesbrough | 2 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 21 Feb | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 18 Oct | Middlesbrough | 0 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Middlesbrough have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Boro's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Newcastle Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 36 points from their 28 games played so far, Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 35 points from their 28 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 12 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Middlesbrough is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Magpies in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Middlesbrough | Not won in previous 4 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |