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Middlesbrough face a trip to Aston Villa at Villa Park at lunchtime on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Boro will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 37 and win only 14 of the 64 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2003, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Dec | Middlesbrough | 3 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | Middlesbrough | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 Nov | Aston Villa | 0 - 2 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 28 Jan | Middlesbrough | 2 - 5 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Dec | Aston Villa | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 06 Apr | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 17 Nov | Aston Villa | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The Villans's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Middlesbrough's away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Boro have hit 9 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Aston Villa see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 35 points from their 28 games played so far, Middlesbrough find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 42 points they have accumulated from 28 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Boro out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Aston Villa. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Middlesbrough | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 5 away matches. 6 games since last defeat. |