Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 6th January 2024

Aston Villa visit Riverside Stadium this coming Saturday for a FA Cup fixture with home side Middlesbrough.

Middlesbrough have their target aimed at getting one over The Villans on Saturday, but the latter are highly motivated of showing their skills in front of the crowd at Riverside Stadium.

Middlesbrough are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady ten goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of one per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 18 goals, or an average of 1.8 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheets in this run.

The Villans are currently not the most scoring team in the FA Cup, as they only found the back of the net seven times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.7 goals a game in which they conceded 22 times, an average of 2.2 per game. They managed one clean sheets in these.

Having never played each other in the FA Cup in the 21st century, this is the first time Middlesbrough comes up against Aston Villa in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies.

Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa Prediction

Middlesbrough Form

Middlesbrough are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Rotherham by a 1-0 score, before winning 1-2 against Huddersfield. They were back on the losing side in a 1-3 defeat against Coventry. Middlesbrough managed to win two of their past six home matches in the FA Cup. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored nine and conceded nine goals.

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa collected four points from a possible nine in their last three matches. An encounter with Sheffield United brought a 1-1 draw, which was followed by a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Manchester United. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail as they beat Burnley by a 3-2 scoreline. Aston Villa didn't manage a single away win in their last six FA Cup matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 12 and scored three goals themselves.

Neither Middlesbrough nor Aston Villa have been experts at maintaining a clean sheet in recent matches. We count on both to continue this trend and bank on both being able to score a goal.

Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa Squads

Middlesbrough Squad

The 42-year-old coach of the home team, Michael Carrick, will select the lineup against Aston Villa from this squad:

Jones, Dieng, Glover, Fry, Coulson, Clarke, McNair, van den Berg, Smith, Damia, Dijksteel, Barlaser, Lenihan, Hackney, Howson, O'Brien, Engel, Crooks, McGree, Bangura, Gilbert, Stuani, Lath, Jones, Coburn, Forss, Rogers, Greenwood, Silvera.

Aston Villa Squad

Here is the full team squad of Aston Villa. The 52 year-old Unai Emery will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Moreno, Traore, Kamara, Chambers, Lenglet, Carlos, Luiz, Buendia, Martinez, Konsa, Ramsey, Duran, McGinn, Dendoncker, Bailey, Digne, Cash, Diaby, Zaniolo, Watkins, Torres, Olsen, Mings, Tielemans.

Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa Team News

Middlesbrough could have as many as nine players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to Aston Villa this coming Saturday.

Matt Crooks, Emmanuel Latte Lath, Seny Dieng, Patrick McNair, Hayden Hackney, Marcus Forss, Darragh Lenihan, Tommy Smith and Lewis O'Brien are all absent from the Middlesbrough squad that faces Aston Villa at Riverside Stadium.

Aston Villa could have up to seven players on the injured and absent players for their match on Saturday atRiverside Stadium

Names like Lucas Digne, Youri Tielemans, Bertrand Traore, Diego Carlos, Bertrand Traore, Tyrone Mings and Emiliano Buendia most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Middlesbrough.

Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa Lineups

Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa H2H

This will be the inaugural meeting between Middlesbrough and Aston Villa in the FA Cup in this century, thus providing a completely unprecedented situation for both teams. Middlesbrough picked up three wins in their previous ten matches against Aston Villa, while the latter claimed four wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 10/3.

Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa Results

Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa Betting Tips

Matt Crooks hit the target once in six FA Cup, while Morgan Sanson scored a similar amount in his last six games. Both'll be hoping to double that at Riverside Stadium.

Middlesbrough won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing zero and losing four as well. Aston Villa won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost three in this run. Of the previous 10 matches at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough were able to win five without conceding a goal. A number worth keeping in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

In Middlesbrough's last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in seven of them. They managed to average 1.6 goals goals per match across all tournaments. Of the last ten games for Aston Villa, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.7 times goals per game.