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Fulham prepare to entertain Middlesbrough at Craven Cottage on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Cottagers are clearly on top, winning 53.85% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Craven Cottage was less than a year ago, in December 2006, the Cottagers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 13 May | Middlesbrough | 3 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 18 Dec | Fulham | 2-1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 07 May | Fulham | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 20 Nov | Middlesbrough | 3 - 2 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Apr | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 25 Aug | Fulham | 0 - 2 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 07 Jan | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Fulham have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Middlesbrough is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Boro have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Fulham's 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Middlesbrough are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 0 points from 2 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Fulham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Cottagers's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Middlesbrough. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Fulham | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Middlesbrough | An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |