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Aston Villa prepare to entertain Manchester United at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 81 games played, Villans have recorded 35 wins, and Man Utd. have come away with 28 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was just last season, in December 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Dec | Aston Villa | 0-2 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Man Utd. | 1 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Villans's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Man Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
Aston Villa's 25 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Man Utd. are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 44 points from the 18 games played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Villans at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Red Devils come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Man Utd. | 12 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |