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Arsenal face a trip to Middlesbrough at Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 61 games played, Gunners have recorded 22 wins, and Middlesbrough have come away with 24 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2004, the Boro carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 22 Aug | Arsenal | 5 - 3 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 03 Feb | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Arsenal | LC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Jan | Arsenal | 4 - 1 | Middlesbrough | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 20 Jan | Arsenal | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough | LC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Jan | Arsenal | 4 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 24 Aug | Middlesbrough | 0 - 4 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Apr | Middlesbrough | 0 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Boro's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
The away form of Arsenal however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Gunners's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Middlesbrough's 45 points from 31 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Arsenal sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 67 points from their 31 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Gunners have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Riverside Stadium with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Arsenal | Undefeated in last 4 away games. Won each of the previous 5 matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |