Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa: FA Cup preview and betting tips

Saturday’s football programme features Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa in the FA Cup. Form and quality is currently playing for the visitors, who have won four of their last five Premier League games. The match will be played on January 6 from 18:00.

Where to watch Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa?

Wednesday’s FA Cup semi-final match will offer a confrontation between two teams with different ambitions and from different leagues. The current form and quality is clearly in favour of the visitors, who are attacking the Top 4 in the Premier League. The battle will be hosted at the Riverside Stadium, the match will be played on January 6 from 18:00.

Middlesbrough are no slouches at home

It’s quite a paradox, but Middlesbrough are in the race for the TOP 6 in the Championship mainly thanks to their away record. It has lost three of its last four games at home and is only four points behind the sixth place from the 12th position.

Aston Villa have nothing to spare

Normally, the cup would offer rotation from a top-flight club, but currently Aston Villa have nothing to save on as the winter break follows. So the revved up line-up, which beat both Manchester City and Arsenal in December, will take on a second-tier opponent.

Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa odds

Betting tip – Aston Villa to win

Considering the fact that Aston Villa have nothing to save, I expect a full strength triumph for them. However, it will not be easy to be born on the ground of sold-out Middlesbrough, on the contrary, after the first half I expect a draw, which was valid after 45 minutes in the last three games. Related to this is the offer in the beautiful odds for a Villans triumph by one goal. After all, Aston Villa’s last six wins have been by just one goal difference.