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Aston Villa FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Aston Villa FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Middlesbrough FC
Sat 16 Mar 2019 · 15:00 UTC Villa Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 56' John Obi Mikel

Overview

Match Preview

Aston Villa FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship at Villa Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Matt McGrath
  • Referee Geoff Russell
  • Referee Darren Bond
  • Referee Andy Woolmer

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

3
Aston Villa FC 3 games · Avg 2.3 goals Middlesbrough FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-16 Aston Villa FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC 2018-12-01 Middlesbrough FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar Middlesbrough FC H 3–0 W
13 Mar Nottingham Forest FC A 3–1 W
10 Mar Birmingham City FC A 1–0 W
02 Mar Derby County FC H 4–0 W
23 Feb Stoke City FC A 1–1 D
16 Feb West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–2 L
Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar Aston Villa FC A 0–3 L
13 Mar Preston North End FC H 1–2 L
09 Mar Brentford FC H 1–2 L
02 Mar Wigan Athletic FC A 0–0 D
23 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC H 2–0 W
17 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–0 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/4
61-75
3/3
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
William Lankshear 6 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Aston Villa FC welcome Middlesbrough FC for this crunch clash at Villa Park.
  • 5' Aston Villa FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Middlesbrough FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' Aston Villa FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Middlesbrough FC's shape.
  • 28' A goal from the Netherlands international Anwar El Ghazi! He fires home on 28 to make it 1-0!
  • 32' Another substitution for Middlesbrough FC to replace Ryan Shotton by Stewart Downing on 32 minute.
  • 37' It’s high time Dean Smith made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 42' John McGinn has been relatively quiet despite scoring 36 goals in his last 361 appearances.
  • 44' John McGinn has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 44 minutes.
  • 49' Britt Assombalonga has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lewis Wing on 49 minute.
  • 54' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 56' John Obi Mikel was booked on 56.
  • 61' Glenn Whelan, a Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 62' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 62 minute. Jordan Hugill leaves to be changed by Ashley Fletcher.
  • 65' Aston Villa FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Albert Adomah is hanging Andre Green on the field on 65 minute.
  • 70' George Saville needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 72' The Aston Villa FC manager makes a substitution. Tammy Abraham departs to be replaced by Jonathan Kodjia.
  • 75' The whistle greets Anwar El Ghazi as he departs to be replaced by Keinan Davis.
  • 80' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 85' The energy levels are beginning to show. Dean Smith might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 88' Brilliant from the ! Albert Adomah makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 88.
  • Middlesbrough FC will have plenty to reflect on. Aston Villa FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Pulis

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tammy Abraham 1
James Chester 1
Glenn Whelan 1
Albert Adomah 1
Anwar El Ghazi 1
John McGinn 1
Matty Cash 1

Head to Head

2019-03-16 Aston Villa FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC 2018-12-01 Middlesbrough FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC

Aston Villa FC Form

2019-03-16 Aston Villa FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2019-03-13 Nottingham Forest FC 1–3 Aston Villa FC W 2019-03-10 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Aston Villa FC W 2019-03-02 Aston Villa FC 4–0 Derby County FC W 2019-02-23 Stoke City FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2019-02-16 Aston Villa FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L

Middlesbrough FC Form

2019-03-16 Aston Villa FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2019-03-13 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2019-03-09 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Brentford FC L 2019-03-02 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2019-02-23 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2019-02-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.9 Aston Villa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.64 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Aston Villa FC to win 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC65% Draw22% Middlesbrough FC13%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw
87%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
35%
Aston Villa FC or Middlesbrough FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC46% Draw45% Middlesbrough FC9%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.5%
2 – 0
14%
1 – 1
10.2%
0 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
8.8%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
4.2%
4 – 0
4.1%
1 – 2
2.9%
2 – 2
2.8%
4 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 21% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 25% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 8% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
53% ✓
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.