Stage
Promotion Play-offs - Semi-finals
Championship Table
Middlesbrough 6 ยท
Aston Villa 4
Team Overview
Middlesbrough (Home stats)
Games / Record
24
W-D-L: 14-3-7
Goals For / Against
33 / 18
Avg: 1.38 / 0.75
Aston Villa (Away stats)
Games / Record
24
W-D-L: 11-4-9
Goals For / Against
31 / 23
Avg: 1.29 / 0.96
Match Context & Trends
Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.
League-position context
Middlesbrough: #6 ยท 77 pts ยท GD +21
17 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 34 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Aston Villa: #4 ยท 87 pts ยท GD +30
7 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 44 pts clear of the relegation zone.
10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.
Middlesbrough last 5 home
Points9/15
Weighted index60
Goals7-4
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.
Aston Villa last 5 away
Points7/15
Weighted index56
Goals6-4
Record2-1-2
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 trend breakdown
Also: Over 0.5 92% ยท Over 1.5 63% ยท Over 3.5 17% ยท 1H BTTS 13%
Aston Villa trend breakdown
Also: Over 0.5 92% ยท Over 1.5 67% ยท Over 3.5 17% ยท 1H BTTS 8%
Scoring reliability
Middlesbrough score at home67%
Middlesbrough clean sheet at home46%
Aston Villa score away67%
Aston Villa clean sheet away46%
First-goal patterns
Middlesbrough score first0%
Middlesbrough win after scoring first0%
Aston Villa score first0%
Aston Villa win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first:
Middlesbrough 0% ยท Aston Villa 0%
Vs league average
Middlesbrough score at home1.38 vs 1.40
Middlesbrough concede at home0.75 vs 1.13
Aston Villa score away1.29 vs 1.13
Aston Villa concede away0.96 vs 1.40
Middlesbrough score 2% below league average, while Aston Villa score 14% above league average.
Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 34% below league average at home, and Aston Villa are 32% below league average away.
Head-to-head trends
Recent games5
Avg goals1.60
At this venue setup: 1.67 goals on average across the last 3.
Middlesbrough goal timing (home)
Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.
Aston Villa goal timing (away)
Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.