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Aston Villa face a trip to Birmingham City at St Andrew's at lunchtime on Sunday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 60 games played, Villans have recorded 22 wins, and Birmingham C. have come away with 24 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Blues carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Wed 01 Dec | Birmingham C. | 2 - 1 | Aston Villa | LGEC |
| 2010/2011 | Sun 31 Oct | Aston Villa | 0 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 25 Apr | Aston Villa | 1 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The Blues's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
The away form of Aston Villa is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Villans have hit 7 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Birmingham C. find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 22 points from their 20 matches. Aston Villa are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 21 points from their 21 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Blues, as the Villans have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Aston Villa | No sequences of note |