Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa Prediction 12 May 2018

On May 12 2018 at 17:15 at the Riverside Stadium in the upcoming game of the Championship play-offs the local Middlesbrough will host their guests Aston Villa.

The Riversiders took the fifth place in the Championship after the main part of the season with 22 victories, 10 draws and 14 losses with 67:45 goals difference and 76 points gained. They made it to the top six only at the end of the season as they gained 10 points in the latest four games. Their great conditions give them much more optimism before the forthcoming game against Aston Villa. Middlesbrough have only missed 17 goals in their 23 home games played and they will probably concentrate on their defense even more in the play-offs.

The main favorites of the Football League Championship Aston Villa only finished the main part of the season on the fourth place with 24 victories, 11 draws and 11 losses. During those games they gained 83 points with 72:42 goal difference. The Villans have been among the leaders of the league all through the season and that’s why they definitely deserved to participate in the play-offs. They used to play in the English Premiere League not long ago and this time two years after they will try their best to get back there.

In the first round game of the currnet season Aston Villa won 1:0 while in the first leg game of the current stage of the play-offs in Birmingham the teams drew 0:0. Considering the fact that the upcoming match will be an extremely important one for them both, they will continue trying their best not to miss a goal as just one single mistake can make them stay in the Championship for another season. That’s why we think that there won’t be a lot of goals scored this time.