On paper it looks like advantage Aston Villa U23 in this game versus Middlesbrough U23, but the away team will fight to the finish. Here's the Tipsway match preview!
- Aston Villa U23 have the most scored goals in the first half (21) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Middlesbrough U23 have the the worst goal difference (-13) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Aston Villa U23 form and stats
Aston Villa U23 have played 7 Premier League 2 Divison Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Villa drew their last game, also a home match. Birmingham U23 (placed 14th) was the opponent, 3-3 the score. A disappointing finish for Villa in their match versus Birmingham U23 as their 3-1 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 3-3 full time score. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
Ahead of that match, Villa won a home game hosting Burnley U23 (4-1).The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Villa handle that role? We have found twelve games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, four draws and four defeats.
Aston Villa U23 are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Bodymoor Heath Training Ground in their league games, having scored an impressive 19 goals in 7 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded.
Middlesbrough U23 form and stats
Middlesbrough U23 have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Premier League 2 Divison Two, after 1-0-6 (7 played). A depressing five defeats in a row for Middlesbrough in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Sunderland U23.
Middlesbrough U23 play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 5-0 victory visiting Queens Park Rangers U23. As mentioned above, Middlesbrough was the only team on the pitch versus Queens Park Rangers U23 in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task. Middlesbrough delivered their win in the match against Queens Park Rangers U23 already in the first half, and could slow the play down in the final 45 minutes to ensure the glorious victory. A solid performance!
Preceding that, the 2-4 home loss versus Blackburn Rovers U23.We have checked recent matches where Middlesbrough U23 have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 14 games were four victories, two draws and eight defeats.
Middlesbrough U23 have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. The Middlesbrough manager Tinkler has some worries about the defense as 16 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The previous H2H meeting ended Middlesbrough U23 - Villa 1-2, played this season. Villa-Middlesbrough U23 H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Aston Villa U23 four wins, Middlesbrough U23 three wins, two draws. six of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  C. Chukwuemeka 7 goals |
Aston Villa U23 missing players
Middlesbrough U23 missing players
| Aston Villa U23 | Middlesbrough U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 35 | 19 | 10 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 24 | 12 | 8 | Conceded | C | 8 | 16 | 30 |
| 92% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 92% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 85% | 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 71% | 73% |
| 69% | 71% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 43% | 27% |
| 54% | 71% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 29% | 20% |
| 77% | 86% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 71% | 60% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 29% | 33% |
| 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.7 | 4.8 |
| 5.7 | 4.1 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.3 | 6.1 |
| 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10.3 | 10.9 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 10.9 | 10.8 |
| 5 | 5.6 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
| 54% | 49% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 13% | 24% | 30% |
| 12.5 | 11.7 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 12.1 | 10.6 |
| 4.7 | 4 | 5.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5 | 4.4 |
- All of Middlesbrough U23's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Aston Villa U23 have scored more than double the goals of Middlesbrough U23.
- Aston Villa U23 have the most scored goals in the first half (21) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Middlesbrough U23 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Middlesbrough U23 have the fewest points (3) away in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Middlesbrough U23 have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Middlesbrough U23 have the the worst goal difference (-13) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Middlesbrough U23 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Middlesbrough U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fulham U23 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 24 | 37 |
| 2 | Norwich City U23 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 26 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 25 |
| 4 | Stoke City U23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 24 |
| 5 | Aston Villa U23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 22 |
| 6 | Burnley U23 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 20 |
| 8 | Wolves U23 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 18 |
| 9 | Southampton U23 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 17 |
| 10 | Sunderland U23 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | -1 | 16 |
| 11 | Reading U23 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 14 |
| 12 | Nottingham U23 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 13 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough U23 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 12 |
| 14 | Birmingham U23 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -10 | 11 |
