Stage
Promotion Play-offs - Semi-finals
Championship Table
Aston Villa 4 ·
Middlesbrough 6
Team Overview
Aston Villa (Home stats)
Games / Record
25
W-D-L: 14-8-3
Goals For / Against
42 / 20
Avg: 1.68 / 0.80
Middlesbrough (Away stats)
Games / Record
24
W-D-L: 8-8-8
Goals For / Against
34 / 28
Avg: 1.42 / 1.17
Match Context & Trends
Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.
League-position context
Aston Villa: #4 · 87 pts · GD +30
7 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 44 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Middlesbrough: #6 · 77 pts · GD +21
17 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 34 pts clear of the relegation zone.
10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.
Aston Villa last 5 home
Points8/15
Weighted index36
Goals3-2
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.
Middlesbrough last 5 away
Points6/15
Weighted index42
Goals6-6
Record1-3-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.
Aston Villa trend breakdown
Also: Over 0.5 84% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 28% · 1H BTTS 16%
Middlesbrough trend breakdown
Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 13%
Scoring reliability
Aston Villa score at home80%
Aston Villa clean sheet at home44%
Middlesbrough score away79%
Middlesbrough clean sheet away25%
First-goal patterns
Aston Villa score first0%
Aston Villa win after scoring first0%
Middlesbrough score first0%
Middlesbrough win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first:
Aston Villa 0% · Middlesbrough 0%
Vs league average
Aston Villa score at home1.68 vs 1.40
Aston Villa concede at home0.80 vs 1.13
Middlesbrough score away1.42 vs 1.13
Middlesbrough concede away1.17 vs 1.40
Aston Villa score 20% above league average, while Middlesbrough score 25% above league average.
Defensive side: Aston Villa are 29% below league average at home, and Middlesbrough are 17% below league average away.
Head-to-head trends
Recent games5
Avg goals1.60
At this venue setup: 1.00 goals on average across the last 3.
Aston Villa goal timing (home)
Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.
Middlesbrough goal timing (away)
Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.
