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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 56 games played, Villans have recorded 19 wins, and Birmingham C. have come away with 23 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2005, with Birmingham C. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 20 Mar | Birmingham C. | 2 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 12 Dec | Aston Villa | 1 - 2 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 22 Feb | Aston Villa | 2 - 2 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 19 Oct | Birmingham C. | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 03 Mar | Aston Villa | 0 - 2 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 16 Sep | Birmingham C. | 3 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 1993/1994 | Wed 06 Oct | Aston Villa | 1 - 0 | Birmingham C. | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Blues have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Aston Villa is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Villans's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 13.
Birmingham C. find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 6 points from their 8 matches. Aston Villa are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 6 points from 8 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 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 4 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Aston Villa | 4 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |