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Aston Villa face a trip to Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday 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 55 and win only 14 of the 86 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 31 Aug | Aston Villa | 0 - 0 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Mon 21 Jan | Liverpool | 2 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 11 Aug | Aston Villa | 1 - 2 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 18 Mar | Aston Villa | 0 - 0 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Oct | Liverpool | 3 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Apr | Liverpool | 3 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 05 Nov | Aston Villa | 0 - 2 | Liverpool | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Liverpool are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Reds, with 3 goals against.
Aston Villa have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Villans have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Liverpool sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 61 points from their 29 games. Aston Villa find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 52 points they have accumulated from 29 games.
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 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 13 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Aston Villa have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Liverpool may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Liverpool | Unbeaten in the last 31 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Aston Villa | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 7 most recent games. |