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Aston Villa prepare to entertain Arsenal at Villa Park on Wednesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 86 games played, Villans have recorded 40 wins, and Arsenal have come away with 23 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was just last season, in December 2008, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sun 27 Dec | Arsenal | 3 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Fri 26 Dec | Aston Villa | 2-2 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 15 Nov | Arsenal | 0 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Mar | Arsenal | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Dec | Aston Villa | 1 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 14 Mar | Aston Villa | 0 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | Arsenal | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Villans in those games, with 8 conceded.
Arsenal's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Gunners, and 7 goals against.
Aston Villa lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 36 points from their 21 games so far. Arsenal's total of 48 points from their 22 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 13 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Aston Villa are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Arsenal will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Arsenal | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |