27th matchday of English Premier League:
FC Middlesbrough hosts title candidate
FC Liverpool (
Saturday, 28.2.2009, 4:00 pm). The guests are here in the favourite role.
FC Middlesbrough goes as outsider into the home match against FC Liverpool. Middlesbrough stands after 26th rounds only on the 19th position. Merely West Bromwich Albion is in the league table still behind Middlesbrough. The team of Gareth Southgate is since meanwhile 14 league matches without a victory and with it on a relegation place. The last win succeeded on the 9th of November, 2008 (2:1 against Aston Villa). Not in squad: Jeremie Aliadière, Andrew Taylor and Josh Walker (all injured).
FC Liverpool has lost in the running championship only one match and is in the table seven points behind league leaders Manchester United. On Wednesday Liverpool celebrated in the UEFA Champions League a 1:0-away victory against Real Madrid. Liverpool has won 8 from present 13 away matches in the Premier League (8 wins, 4 draws, 1 defeat). Manager Rafael Benítez must renounce Xabi Alonso (suspended), Philipp Degen (injured) and probably captain Steven Gerrard.
Last five results in Premier League:
FC Middlesbrough: 2 draws, 3 defeats
22. matchday: West Bromwich Albion - FC Middlesbrough 3:0 (1:0)
23. matchday: FC Chelsea - FC Middlesbrough 2:0 (0:0)
24. matchday: FC Middlesbrough - Blackburn Rovers 0:0 (0:0)
25. matchday: Manchester City - FC Middlesbrough 1:0 (0:0)
26. matchday: FC Middlesbrough - Wigan Athletic 0:0 (0:0)
FC Liverpool: 2 wins, 3 draws
22. matchday: FC Liverpool - FC Everton 1:1 (0:0)
23. matchday: Wigan Athletic - FC Liverpool 1:1 (0:1)
24. matchday: FC Liverpool - FC Chelsea 2:0 (0:0)
25. matchday: FC Portsmouth - FC Liverpool 2:3 (0:0)
26. matchday: FC Liverpool - Manchester City 1:1 (0:0)
Fixtures Premier League
Data:
FC Middlesbrough vs. FC Liverpool
Fixture: Saturday, 28.02.2009, 4:00 pm
Stadium: Middlesbrough (Riverside Stadium)
Tip: Liverpool wins
our tip is 2
the highest odd is on Interwetten and Gamebookers, odd 1,75
