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Aston Villa face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford at lunchtime on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Villans will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 50 and win only 11 of the 78 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2005, with Man Utd. running out comfortable 3 - 1 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: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 22 Jan | Man Utd. | 3 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Dec | Aston Villa | 0 - 1 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 15 May | Aston Villa | 0 - 2 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 04 Jan | Aston Villa | 1 - 2 | Man Utd. | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Dec | Man Utd. | 4 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Mar | Aston Villa | 0 - 1 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Oct | Man Utd. | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Red Devils in those games, with 5 conceded.
Aston Villa have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Villans's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
Man Utd. sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 3 points from their 1 games. Aston Villa's 1 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Red Devils. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man Utd. | Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Aston Villa | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |