Aston Villa face a trip to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Villans will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2002, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sun 02 Feb | Aston Villa | 3 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 04 Jan | Aston Villa | 1 - 4 | Blackburn R. | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 03 Nov | Blackburn R. | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 05 Mar | Blackburn R. | 3 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 30 Sep | Aston Villa | 2 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 06 Feb | Aston Villa | 1 - 3 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 26 Dec | Blackburn R. | 2 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Rovers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Aston Villa have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Villans's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Blackburn R. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 17 points from their 16 matches. Aston Villa are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 17 points from 16 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rovers, as the Villans have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Aston Villa | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |