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Everton face a trip to Middlesbrough at Riverside Stadium on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Blues have won 13 of the 51 games compared to the host's 24 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2003, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline 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 01 Mar | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Sep | Everton | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 10 Mar | Middlesbrough | 3 - 0 | Everton | FAC |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 01 Jan | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 25 Aug | Everton | 2 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 31 Jan | Everton | 2 - 2 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 09 Sep | Middlesbrough | 1 - 2 | Everton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Everton is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Blues have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Middlesbrough are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclaycard Premiership with a return of just 1 points from their 5 games thus far. Everton see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 5 points from their 5 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 4 |
| Everton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Everton on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Middlesbrough. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Everton | Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |