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Aston Villa face a trip to Liverpool at Anfield 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 lose 53 and win only 14 of the 83 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2005, the Reds carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 05 Nov | Aston Villa | 0 - 2 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 15 May | Liverpool | 2 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Dec | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Jan | Liverpool | 1 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 24 Aug | Aston Villa | 0 - 0 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 11 Jan | Liverpool | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 18 Dec | Aston Villa | 3 - 4 | Liverpool | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Liverpool have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Reds in those games, with 4 conceded.
In complete contrast to Liverpool, Aston Villa are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Villans have hit 4 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Liverpool sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 76 points from their 36 games. Aston Villa are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 39 points from 36 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Liverpool | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 18 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Villans are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Liverpool. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Liverpool | Won 3 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Won their latest 9 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
| Aston Villa | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |