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History of the Aston Villa v Manchester City fixture

Aston Villa prepare to entertain Manchester City at Villa Park on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Villans are clearly on top, having won 37 and lost only 14 of the 73 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was earlier this season, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a F.A. Cup match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006	Tue 14 Mar	Man City	2 - 1	Aston Villa	FAC
2005/2006	Sun 19 Feb	Aston Villa	1-1	Man City	FAC
2005/2006	Mon 31 Oct	Man City	3 - 1	Aston Villa	PREM
2004/2005	Sat 07 May	Aston Villa	1 - 2	Man City	PREM
2004/2005	Sat 27 Nov	Man City	2 - 0	Aston Villa	PREM
2003/2004	Sun 04 Apr	Aston Villa	1 - 1	Man City	PREM
2003/2004	Sun 14 Sep	Man City	4 - 1	Aston Villa	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, 6 to 4.

The away form of Man City is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Sky Blues have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Aston Villa find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 39 points from their 35 matches. Man City find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 40 points from their 34 matches.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Aston Villa	6	1	2	3	6	13	5
Man City	6	0	0	6	2	9	0

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 5 home games.
Man City	Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 11 away matches. An overall losing run of 6 games. No win in the 6 most recent games.