Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa Predictions - Value on the Villans in FA Cup Encounter

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 05 Jan 2024

Ralph Staniforth 05 Jan 2024

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Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa tips for Saturday’s FA Cup match
Boro have lost 2 of their last 3 matches
Will Villa continue to impress in the cup?

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Aston Villa have won 8 of their last 12 matches (Getty Images)

Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa Preview

Middlesbrough had some poor results over the Christmas period and lose a lot at home. Aston Villa are flying high in the Premier League and the Villans can carry this momentum in the FA Cup.

Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa Preview
Head-to-Head
Middlesbrough Form
Middlesbrough Injuries & Team News
Aston Villa Form
Aston Villa Injuries & Team News

Middlesbrough have lost 3 of their last 4 home matches
Middlesbrough have lost their last 2 matches against Aston Villa
Aston Villa have won 8 of their last 12 matches

Head-to-Head

Aston Villa have a 68-43 advantage against Middlesbrough in 146 meetings with 35 draws.

Middlesbrough Form

Middlesbrough are in consistent form having lost five of their last nine matches in all competitions.

Boro had a disappointing festive period. Defeats to Rotherham (1-0) and Coventry (3-1) came either side of a 2-1 victory at Huddersfield.

Josh Coburn fired Boro into an early lead against Coventry. Michael Carrick’s side then allowed 17 shots and conceded three goals.

Middlesbrough Injuries & Team News

Defensive trio Paddy McNair, Tom Smith and Darragh Lenihan are out.

Midfielders Lewis O'Brien, Hayden Hackney and Matt Crooks are also out.

Goalkeeper Emmanuel Latte Lath and Marcus Forss are unavailable.

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa are in strong domestic form and are unbeaten in eight of their last nine. Six wins during this spell has lifted the Villans to second in the Premier League.

Unai Emery’s side suffered their only recent defeat at Man United (3-2) on Boxing Day. Villa hit back in their following fixture with a 3-2 home win over Burnley.

The Villans were on top in the Burnley win with 2.96 expected goals. Lean Bailey and Moussa Diaby struck in the first half and Douglas Luiz’s late penalty sealed the points.

Aston Villa Injuries & Team News

Forward Bertrand Traore is on international duty.

Defenders Tyrone Mings and Lucas Digne are unavailable due to injury.

Forward Emi Buendia is also out.

Verdict

Middlesbrough v Aston Villa

Middlesbrough are missing several key players, which has impacted their recent performances. Villa can take advantage and secure passage to the FA Cup fourth round.

Aston Villa Win

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