Aston Villa face a trip to Charlton Athletic at The Valley on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 25 games played, Villans have recorded 7 wins, and Charlton Ath. have come away with 10 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2003, with Charlton Ath. running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | Charlton Ath. | 3 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 11 Sep | Aston Villa | 2 - 0 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 21 Jan | Charlton Ath. | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 24 Oct | Aston Villa | 1 - 0 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 17 Apr | Charlton Ath. | 3 - 3 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Oct | Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Charlton Athletic are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Addicks in those games, with 10 conceded.
Aston Villa have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Villans, and 7 goals against.
Charlton Ath. find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 43 points they have accumulated from 29 games. Aston Villa's 40 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Charlton Ath. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Villans could well see them head back from The Valley with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Charlton Ath. | 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Aston Villa | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |