Middlesbrough welcome the visitors Aston Villa in the English Championship – Round 20. The match will be held on Saturday, December 1st at the Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough).
Middlesbrough have decent chances for progression – they have only 2 losses, and their no-defeat streak currently counts 8 matches. The hosts’ play cannot be called effective, but they can succeed and look safe in defense. No team in the Championship miss less. Middlesbrough’s home series is also impressive. The Riverside Stadium saw only 3 losses in 20 matches. But there is a big nuance. Despite all their local success, Middlesbrough are considered outsider in the scoring over 2.5 goals parameter.
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Aston Villa arranged a pouring of goals in the last round against Forest, netting 3 times and missing 3 times at this. The visiting side are very effective (one of the most effective teams in this Championship) – it has been 4 rounds yet that they score 2 and more goals. Their defense is not great though. Aston Villa average 1.5 missed goals per game and they are rather mediocre away, counting only 2 wins in outings.
The last 6 head-to-heads did not see over 2.5 goals scored. The opponents often end with a draw. The hosts cannot score a goal to Villa’s net in 3 matches in a row. Still bookmakers offer a surprisingly big margin on 3 goals in the Saturday match. We would prefer attack rather than defense. Both teams play effectively in the last rounds.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 goals.
