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Plymouth Arg. travel to take on Middlesbrough at Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Pilgrims will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Middlesbrough was well over fifteen years ago, back in April 1992, the Boro carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1991/1992 | Sat 18 Apr | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 21 Sep | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 1990/1991 | Mon 14 Jan | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 2 | Middlesbrough | FAC |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 12 Jan | Middlesbrough | 0 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 05 Jan | Middlesbrough | 0 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | FAC |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 01 Sep | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Tue 20 Mar | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 2 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Boro's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
The away form of Plymouth Arg. is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Pilgrims have hit 6 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Middlesbrough are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 24 points from 14 games. Plymouth Arg. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 9 points from their 14 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Boro, as the Pilgrims have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | 7 games since last home draw. |
| Plymouth Arg. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |