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Man City prepare to entertain Middlesbrough at City of Manchester Stadium on Monday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Sky Blues are clearly on top, having won 35 and lost only 10 of the 58 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City of Manchester Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2006, with Middlesbrough inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Sky Blues in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sun 02 Apr | Man City | 0-1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Middlesbrough | 0 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 15 May | Man City | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 06 Dec | Middlesbrough | 3 - 2 | Man City | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 May | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 30 Nov | Man City | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Apr | Man City | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
The away form of Middlesbrough is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Boro have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Man City find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 9 points from their 9 matches. Middlesbrough find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 11 points from their 9 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its not been a very profitable last few weeks for Man City, and I'm afraid the Footymad team cannot see it getting too much better here. Look no further than honours being even at the end of this one. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man City | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Middlesbrough | Not won in previous 9 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |