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Everton face a trip to Middlesbrough at Riverside Stadium on Friday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 63 games played, Toffees have recorded 17 wins, and Middlesbrough have come away with 27 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 16 Nov | Everton | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 01 Jan | Middlesbrough | 0 - 2 | Everton | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 30 Sep | Everton | 2 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 26 Dec | Everton | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Oct | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Apr | Middlesbrough | 0 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 06 Nov | Everton | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. While Boro have scored 5, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Everton however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The Toffees's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Middlesbrough find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 20 points from their 18 matches. Everton's 26 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
| Everton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Toffees 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 | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Everton | 9 games since last away draw. |