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Aston Villa prepare to entertain Blackburn Rovers at Villa Park on Wednesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Villans are clearly on top, having won 43 and lost only 18 of the 79 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was less than a year ago, in January 2008, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 26 Jan | Aston Villa | 1-1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 28 Nov | Blackburn R. | 0 - 4 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 07 Apr | Blackburn R. | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 05 Nov | Aston Villa | 2 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Mar | Blackburn R. | 2 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | Aston Villa | 1 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 01 Jan | Aston Villa | 1 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 4.
The Rovers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. While the Rovers have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Aston Villa find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 17 points they have accumulated from 9 games. Blackburn R. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 12 points from their 9 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the Villans. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Blackburn R. | Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |