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Middlesbrough face a trip to Aston Villa at Villa Park on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Boro will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 38 and win only 16 of the 68 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2006, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 24 Nov | Middlesbrough | 0 - 3 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Apr | Middlesbrough | 1 - 3 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 25 Nov | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | Middlesbrough | 0 - 4 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 02 Oct | Aston Villa | 2 - 3 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Mar | Aston Villa | 2 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Dec | Middlesbrough | 3 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Villans in those games, with 7 conceded.
Middlesbrough have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Boro's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Aston Villa find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 48 points they have accumulated from 28 games. Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 29 points from their 28 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Villans. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Middlesbrough | Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |