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Aston Villa are ready to welcome Birmingham City to Villa Park at lunchtime on Sunday, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 58 games played, Villans have recorded 29 wins, and Birmingham C. have come away with 14 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was within the last three years, in April 2008, with Aston Villa annihilating their visitors 5-1 in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sun 13 Sep | Birmingham C. | 0 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 20 Apr | Aston Villa | 5-1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 11 Nov | Birmingham C. | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 16 Apr | Aston Villa | 3 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 16 Oct | Birmingham C. | 0 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 20 Mar | Birmingham C. | 2 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 12 Dec | Aston Villa | 1 - 2 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the Villans in those games, with 9 conceded.
The away form of Birmingham C. is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Blues have hit 6 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Aston Villa's total of 61 points from their 35 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Birmingham C.'s 47 points from 35 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 10 |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Villans's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Birmingham C.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Birmingham C. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 7 most recent games. |