Struggling Aston Villa U23 will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Middlesbrough U23 in the upcoming league round. It’s 9th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Aston Villa U23 has the fewest points (3) at home in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Middlesbrough U23 has the the best goal difference (+11) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Aston Villa U23 form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League 2 Divison Two for Aston Villa U23, who have the fewest points (3) at home in Premier League 2 Divison Two, at their home stadium (Bodymoor Heath Training Ground) is 1 win, 0 draws and 3 defeats. Game days at Bodymoor Heath Training Ground have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Villa as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.
Villa faced defeat in their previous match, away at Leeds U23 (2-3). Ahead of that match, Villa lost 2-3 at home to Fulham U23.
Did Aston Villa U23 get overconfident in their match against Leeds U23? We'll let you decide, but they did lose a 2-0 lead to end up with a 2-3 defeat.
The Villa fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 6 goals in 4 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Villa defense is not exactly impregnable. 7 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Middlesbrough U23 form and stats
Playing away, Middlesbrough U23, who have the the best goal difference (+11) in Premier League 2 Divison Two, have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Premier League 2 Divison Two this season.
There might be some fixture complaints from Middlesbrough U23 as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Premier League 2 Divison Two match against Fulham U23 (1-3). A loss against Reading U23 was the result prior to that, in a home game.
Middlesbrough are a potent attacking force on the road with their 16 goals in 6 league games. Middlesbrough have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last six games between these two teams, there's three Villa victories, one draw and two Middlesbrough U23 wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Philogene-Bidace 5 goals | L. Barry 5 goals |   R. Burrell 4 goals |
Aston Villa U23 missing players
Middlesbrough U23 missing players
| Aston Villa U23 | Middlesbrough U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | 6 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 16 | 23 |
| 16 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 80% |
| 70% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 83% | 70% |
| 50% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 83% | 60% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 30% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 30% | 25% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 30% |
| 10% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.7 | 9.5 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| 4 | 3.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| 42% | 40% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 57% | 52% |
- All of Aston Villa U23's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Aston Villa U23 has the fewest points (3) at home in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Aston Villa U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Aston Villa U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Middlesbrough U23 has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Middlesbrough U23 has the most scored goals (16) away in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Middlesbrough U23 has the the best goal difference (+11) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Middlesbrough U23 has the the best goal difference (+8) away in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Middlesbrough U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Middlesbrough U23 have scored at least twice as many goals away as Aston Villa U23 have scored 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 | Leeds U23 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 19 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough U23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 16 |
| 3 | Wolves U23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | Norwich City U23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | Fulham U23 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | Sunderland U23 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | Burnley U23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 14 |
| 9 | Aston Villa U23 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 13 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace U23 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -2 | 13 |
| 11 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -6 | 13 |
| 12 | Reading U23 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 20 | -14 | 13 |
| 13 | Stoke City U23 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 12 |