2004/2005| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesbrough | 15 | D1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7/15 | 7-8 |
| Partizan | 15 | D2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9/15 | 10-4 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesbrough | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | WWLW | 2 | -1 |
| Partizan | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | WDDL | 25 | -22 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2004-12-14
Partizan (3rd, 5 pts) visited Middlesbrough (1st, 9 pts) with 4 points between them. Recent form told a different story for Partizan: only 25th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Against a league average of 1.41 goals per team per game, Middlesbrough ran at 1.5 scored and 0.5 conceded, Partizan at 1.75 and 1.5.
8 matches unbeaten backed Partizan's arrival.
