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Aston Villa face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford at tea-time on Saturday, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 53 out of 81 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2007, with Man. Utd. running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Jan | Aston Villa | 0 - 2 | Man. Utd. | FAC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Aston Villa | 1 - 4 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 13 Jan | Man. Utd. | 3 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 07 Jan | Man. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Aston Villa | FAC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Dec | Aston Villa | 0 - 3 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Dec | Aston Villa | 0 - 2 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Man. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Red Devils, with 3 goals against.
Aston Villa have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Villans's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Man. Utd. are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 73 points from the 31 games played. Aston Villa's 49 points from 31 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 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 15 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Aston Villa have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Man. Utd. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. Utd. | 24 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Aston Villa | Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |