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Arsenal face a trip to Middlesbrough at BT Cellnet Riverside Stadium on Sunday afternoon,
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2003, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Apr | Middlesbrough | 0 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Dec | Arsenal | 2 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 14 Apr | Middlesbrough | 0 - 1 | Arsenal | FAC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Dec | Arsenal | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 18 Aug | Middlesbrough | 0 - 4 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Apr | Arsenal | 0 - 3 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 04 Nov | Middlesbrough | 0 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Boro in those games, with 5 conceded.
The Gunners have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. Those games have seen the Gunners pummel 13 goals, and let in 6.
Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 0 points from their 1 games played so far, Arsenal find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 3 points they have accumulated from 1 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Gunners'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 | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Arsenal | Undefeated in last 5 away games. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |