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Aston Villa face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium 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 40 and win only 15 of the 71 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2006, the Sky Blues carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Wed 29 Nov | Aston Villa | 1 - 3 | Man City | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 25 Apr | Aston Villa | 0 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.
Aston Villa's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Villans have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Man City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 42 points from their 35 games played so far, Aston Villa see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 43 points from their 35 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Aston Villa only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at City of Manchester Stadium will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man City | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Aston Villa | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 7 games since last defeat. |