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Newcastle Utd. prepare to entertain Middlesbrough at St. James' Park on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Magpies are clearly on top, having won 30 and lost only 12 of the 58 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. James' Park was less than a year ago, in March 2007, when they played out a goalless 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 26 Aug | Middlesbrough | 2 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Mar | Newcastle Utd. | 0-0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United 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, 9 to 7.
The away form of Middlesbrough however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The Boro's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Newcastle Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 27 points from their 24 games played so far, Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 25 points from their 24 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 5 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Newcastle Utd. are performing in fits and starts at home in recent games, and FootyMad doesn't see things getting any better, as the visitors squeak past and take all the points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Middlesbrough | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 6 games since last defeat. |