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Aston Villa face a trip to Middlesbrough at Riverside Stadium on Saturday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 23 of the 62 previous games, with the hosts winning just 22.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2004, with Aston Villa inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Boro in a Premiership match.
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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, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Villans have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
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 ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Boro, as the Villans have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Aston Villa | No win in the 3 most recent games. |