Middlesbrough FC vs Aston Villa FC, FA Cup 2023-24 ROUND 3
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Overview
Match Preview
Middlesbrough FC vs Aston Villa FC — FA Cup at Riverside.
- Middlesbrough FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Aston Villa FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Jan Aston Villa FC H 0–1 L 01 Jan Coventry City FC H 1–3 L 29 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–1 W 26 Dec Rotherham United FC A 0–1 L 23 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–0 W 16 Dec Swansea City AFC A 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Jan Middlesbrough FC A 1–0 W 30 Dec Burnley FC H 3–2 W 26 Dec Manchester United FC A 2–3 L 22 Dec Sheffield United FC H 1–1 D 17 Dec Brentford FC A 2–1 W 09 Dec Arsenal FC H 1–0 W Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season0% Clean Sheets
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Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Riverside that hosts another battle between Middlesbrough FC and Aston Villa FC.
- 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
- 15' Leander Dendoncker needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jacob Ramsey suffering a number of foals already.
- 23' A meaty challenge results in booking for Isaiah Jones on 23.
- 28' Middlesbrough FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 33' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 37' The referee calls foul for Ezri Konsa. He receives a card.
- 40' The referee calls foul for Leon Bailey. He receives a card.
- 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Middlesbrough FC that had 372 games and scored 376 goals.
- 50' It looks surprising Middlesbrough FC does not make any changes. Alex Moreno has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 55' It looks like no one’s ball. Aston Villa FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 59' The Middlesbrough FC manager makes a substitution. Hayden Hackney departs to be replaced by Jonny Howson.
- 64' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 69' Ollie Watkins has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jhon Duran on 69 minute.
- 70' Another substitution for Aston Villa FC to replace Leon Bailey by Nicolo Zaniolo on 70 minute.
- 74' A meaty challenge results in booking for Matty Cash on 74.
- 79' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 80' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nicolo Zaniolo on 80.
- 82' Clement Lenglet is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
- 83' The supporters are chanting for Alex Gilbert. He replaces Daniel Barlaser on 83 minute.
- 88' Aston Villa FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Matty Cash on 88.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.
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Lineups
Middlesbrough FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 10
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4
Daniel Barlaser ↓ Alex Gilbert 83'
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24
Alex Bangura ↓ Hayden Coulson 83'
- 23
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11
Isaiah Jones ↓ Dael Fry 83'
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7
Hayden Hackney ↓ Jonny Howson 59'
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- 29
- 19
- 27
Bench
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6
Dael Fry ↑ 83'
- 32
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9
Emmanuel Latte Lath ↑ 59'
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22
Hayden Coulson ↑ 83'
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14
Alex Gilbert ↑ 83'
- 25
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16
Jonny Howson ↑ 59'
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Coach Michael CarrickAston Villa FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 32
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John McGinn ↓ Moussa Diaby 70'
- 44
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31
Leon Bailey ↓ Nicolo Zaniolo 70'
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- 15
- 41
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24
Jhon Duran ↓ Ollie Watkins 69'
Bench
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11
Ollie Watkins ↑ 69'
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19
Moussa Diaby ↑ 70'
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6
Douglas Luiz ↑ 70'
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22
Nicolo Zaniolo ↑ 70'
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Coach Unai Emery -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals John McGinn 1 Matty Cash 1 Tammy Abraham 1 James Chester 1 Glenn Whelan 1 Albert Adomah 1 Anwar El Ghazi 1 Head to Head
Middlesbrough FC Form
2024-01-06 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Aston Villa FC L 2024-01-01 Middlesbrough FC 1–3 Coventry City FC L 2023-12-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-12-26 Rotherham United FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-12-23 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-12-16 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC WAston Villa FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 40.94 Middlesbrough FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.48 Aston Villa FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Aston Villa FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.42Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 70% 30% ± 2.5 43% 57% ± 3.5 23% 77% ± 4.5 10% 90% Double Chance
Middlesbrough FC or Draw 54%Draw or Aston Villa FC 75%Middlesbrough FC or Aston Villa FC 71%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.2%0 – 1 Actual0 – 0 11%0 – 2 9.5%1 – 2 8.8%1 – 0 7.2%2 – 1 5.5%0 – 3 4.6%1 – 3 4.4%2 – 2 4.2%2 – 0 3.8%2 – 3 2.2%Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC
Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 6% 92% -1.5 8% — 92% -1 8% 14% 78% -0.5 22% — 78% +0.5 52% — 48% +1 52% 24% 25% +1.5 75% — 25% +2 75% 15% 10% +2.5 90% — 10% Clean Sheet
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet 40% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.