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Aston Villa face a trip to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Villans will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2007, where Aston Villa annihilated the Villans 0 - 4 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Wed 29 Oct | Aston Villa | 3 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 8 conceded.
The Villans have had a decent run of form away from home recently, remaining unbeaten in their last six, winning five and drawing the one. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 2 have been let in at the wrong end.
Blackburn R. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 23 points from their 23 games thus far. Aston Villa sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 48 points from their 24 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 12 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Aston Villa are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Blackburn R.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 9 matches. |
| Aston Villa | Undefeated in last 6 away games. 11 games since last defeat. |