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Aston Villa prepare to entertain Middlesbrough at Villa Park on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Villans are clearly on top, having won 38 and lost only 14 of the 65 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was less than a year ago, in March 2005, with Aston Villa running out comfortable 2-0 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 05 Mar | Aston Villa | 2-0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Middlesbrough have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Boro's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
Aston Villa find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 6 points from their 7 matches. Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 8 points from their 7 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Aston Villa only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. |
| Middlesbrough | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |