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Aston Villa prepare to entertain Manchester City at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 75 games played, Villans have recorded 37 wins, and Man. City have come away with 16 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was just last season, in November 2006, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 16 Sep | Man. City | 1 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Apr | Man. City | 0 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Villans have scored 6, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Man. City's away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Sky Blues have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Aston Villa's 28 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Man. City sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 33 points from their 17 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 |
| Man. City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been a distinctly poor show from Aston Villa at home in recent games, and, though I cannot see a run starting here, I do think the Villans will at least gain a draw. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Man. City | Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |