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Middlesbrough prepare to entertain Aston Villa at Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 26 of the 67 previous games, with the Boro winning just 24.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Riverside Stadium was just last season, in November 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-3 winners in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 09 Nov | Aston Villa | 1 - 2 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 12 Mar | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Boro in those games, with 4 conceded.
The away form of Aston Villa is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Villans have hit 4 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Middlesbrough are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 31 points from their 36 games thus far. Aston Villa find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 58 points they have accumulated from 36 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is certainly an intriguing match for the Boro, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Aston Villa | Not won in previous 7 away matches. |