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Aston Villa face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 42 games played, Villans have recorded 12 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 17 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, as the visitors ran out cosy 2 - 4 winners in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 01 Dec | Portsmouth | 2 - 4 | Aston Villa | LGEC |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 19 Sep | Aston Villa | 2 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 27 Jan | Portsmouth | 0 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 18 Oct | Aston Villa | 0 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Mar | Portsmouth | 2 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Dec | Aston Villa | 1 - 3 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 22 Apr | Aston Villa | 0 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Pompey have scored 7, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Aston Villa however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Villans's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
Portsmouth find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 34 games have yielded only 15 points. Aston Villa lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 55 from their 33 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Villans's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Portsmouth, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Aston Villa | 4 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |