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Middlesbrough prepare to entertain Aston Villa at the Riverside Stadium on Saturday. In previous meetings the visitors have won 23 of the 62 games, with the Boro winning just 22.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at the Riverside was less than a year ago, in April 2004, with Aston Villa inflicting a 1-2 defeat upon the Boro in the Premiership.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 10 Feb | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them and drawing the other one. During these games, Boro have smashed 14 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 3.
In complete contrast to Middlesbrough, Aston Villa are having a torrid time on their travels, with one win and two draws in their last six matches. They have scored seven and conceded 12.
Middlesbrough find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 29 points they have accumulated from 17 games. Aston Villa's 25 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Middlesbrough may be coming up against a decent side in Aston Villa, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Boro.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | Won three successive home games. Four games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of three matches. |
| Aston Villa | No win in their last three games. |