Aston Villa take on the visitors Middlesbrough at “Villa Park” in the semi-final tackle of the English Championship Play Offs. The game will be played in Birmingham on Tuesday, May 15th.
Aston Villa produce rather confident football in this season, being a very tough competitor to all its rivals. “The Lions” managed to settle on the fourth position in the Championship standings with 83 points earned after 46 encounters conducted. “The Villa” shows very strong play in attack, having scored 72 goals so far, however, its defense is also doing alright with 42 goals conceded. In the previous clashes hosted at the home field Aston Villa collected 1:1 draw against Derby County together with two triumphs over Cardiff and Leeds with the same 1:0 scoreline.
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Meanwhile, Middlesbrough are contending for promoting to the Premier League in this season again and have good chances to make it. “The Boro” managed to sit on the fifth place in the Championship table with 76 points taken after 46 rounds behind. “Smoggies” look rather convincing in attack, having scored 67 goals while its defense feels tough with 45 goals conceded. In the latest away battles Middlesbrough deserved 2:2 draw against Ipswich, failed 1:2 against Sheffield Utd and celebrated 2:1 victory over Derby County.
The first-leg fight between the rivals was finished in 1:0 triumph of Aston Villa. At this point “The Boro” has poor chances to succeed in the Play Offs as “The Lions” are unlikely to lose their advantage in face of their supporters.
Prediction for the match: Aston Villa to win with 0.0 Asian handicap.