Since moving to the Riverside Stadium from Ayresome Park in 1995, Middlesbrough has won eight consecutive league games, which is a club record.

In that run, they also won their tenth game on home soil, dominating and providing excellent value for an FA Cup victory over Tottenham.

In comparison, they went six games without a road win before finally breaking the hoodoo on March 15 against Birmingham City.

Their home run came to an end a few days later when they lost to Chelsea in the FA Cup quarter-final, however, given the opposition, it wasn’t a very damaging setback.

After an international break, Boro’s home and away record has flipped, with Boro unbeaten in four road games and keeping clean sheets in all of them.

They lost their next two at home after Chelsea, one against runaway league leaders Fulham in which they deserved at least a point, and then a dismal loss to Hull City.

Boro boss Chris Wilder understands the importance of getting back to work at the Riverside, especially with a large crowd expected on Easter Monday for a huge match against fellow play-off candidates Huddersfield Town.

“We are aware of the work ahead and are cognizant of Huddersfield’s achievements. But, for me, we’ve turned Bournemouth over at home, Forest over at home, and, of course, we’ve had an unbelievable cup result [against Spurs].”

“So, we can produce, but we recognize that we will have to perform at a high level. We had a strong home record until lately, and we need to get back on track”, he added.

Boro are only two points off of the top six with five games remaining, although they do have a game in hand on sixth-placed Sheffield United.

Three points would be a significant help heading into the final four, where Boro are the clear favorites on paper.