BORO: STAT PACK

BORO: STAT PACK

Andrew Dalton provides the stats ahead of our trip to Middlesbrough...

United make the short trip to the Riverside Stadium on Saturday (12.15pm) looking to complete their third double of the season.

Leeds United’s last five visits to the Riverside Stadium:
February 22nd 2014, Middlesbrough 0-0 Leeds United, Championship
February 12th 2013, Middlesbrough 1-0 Leeds United, Championship
March 11th 2012, Middlesbrough 0-2 Leeds United, Championship
October 16th 2010, Middlesbrough 1-2 Leeds United, Championship
August 30th 2004, Middlesbrough 2-3 Leeds United, Premiership

Five who played for both:
Noel Whelan – Whelan came through the youth ranks at Elland Road, making his debut in May 1993. In total he made 59 appearances scoring eight goals. He moved on to Coventry in December 1995, before making the move to the Riverside in August 2000. In total he made 73 appearances for Boro scoring 10 goals.

Mark Viduka – The Melbourne born player joined Leeds from Glasgow Celtic in the summer of 2000 and become a cult hero during his four year stay in West Yorkshire. In total he made 166 appearances for the Whites scoring 72 goals.

Ugo Ehiogu – The Hackney born player joined Middlesbrough from Aston Villa in October 2000 and would stay at the Riverside till January 2007 making a total of 152 appearances, scoring eight goals. He joined Leeds on loan from Middlesbrough in November 2006, scoring once in six appearances.

Adam Johnson – The Sunderland born player came through as a trainee at Middlesbrough in July 2004, making a total of 120 appearances and scoring 18 goals in the process until February 2010. Like Ehiogu he joined Leeds on loan in the 2006-07 season making five appearances for the club.

Danny Graham – Graham came through the youth ranks at Middlesbrough appearing 21 appearances scoring twice. He had loan spells at both Darlington and Derby County before joining Leeds again on loan in March 2006, featuring on three occasions.

Five moments to remember at the Riverside:
We didn’t know it at the time, but our 3-2 win over Middlesbrough at the Riverside in August 2003, proved to be Peter Reid's last away victory as Leeds United boss. Leeds took the lead through Lamine Sakho, before goals from Nemeth and Juninho turned the game on it's head, before a header from Zoumana Camara and a lob from Mark Viduka won the day for the Whites.

Leeds completed the perfect week back in August 2000 when they visited the Riverside Stadium. The previous Saturday saw a 2-0 opening day win over Everton followed by qualification for the Champions League. On the Saturday, the Whites made it two from two with a 2-1 at Middlesbrough thanks to goals from Lee Bowyer and Alan Smith. Phil Stamp pulled one back for the hosts.

Neil Warnock has happy memories of the Riverside Stadium as it was here where he achieved his first win as Leeds boss thanks to first half goals from Robert Snodgrass and Luciano Becchio.

Becchio was on the mark the previous season as Leeds treated a live television audience to another win. Leeds took the lead through Davide Somma before Kris Boyd equalised for the home side. Becchio won it in the second half with a stunning volley in front of the travelling fans.

Leeds' first ever visit to the Riverside at the start of November 1995 saw the debut of Brazilian maestro Juninho. An entertaining game ended 1-1 with the Whites goal coming from Brian Deane.

Middlesbrough’s last five results:
February 18th 2015, Birmingham City 1-1 Middlesbrough, Championship
February 15th 2015, Arsenal 2-0 Middlesbrough, FA Cup 5th round
February 10th 2015, Blackpool 1-2 Middlesbrough, Championship
February 3rd 2015, Middlesbrough 3-1 Charlton Athletic, Championship
January 31st 2015, Brentford 0-1 Middlesbrough, Championship

Middlesbrough’s home record P15 W9 D4 L2 F29 A9

Leeds United’s last five results:
February 14th 2015, Leeds United 1-0 Millwall, Championship
February 10th 2015, Reading 0-2 Leeds United, Championship
February 7th 2015, Leeds United 0-1 Brentford, Championship
January 31st 2015, Huddersfield Town 1-2 Leeds United, Championship
January 20th 2015, Leeds United 1-0 Bournemouth, Championship

Leeds United’s away record P15 W3 D4 L8 F16 A27

Top Scorers (all competitions)
Middlesbrough: Grant Leadbitter/Patrick Bamford (12)
United: Mirco Antenucci (8)

All stats are provided courtesy of Andrew Dalton, you can give Andrew a follow on Twitter at @lufcstats

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