Aston Villa prepare to entertain Manchester United at Villa Park on Wednesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 85 games played, Villans have recorded 35 wins, and Man. Utd. have come away with 31 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was just last season, in November 2008, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premier League match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2009/2010 | Sat 12 Dec | Man. Utd. | 0 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
2008/2009 | Sun 05 Apr | Man. Utd. | 3 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
2008/2009 | Sat 22 Nov | Aston Villa | 0-0 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
2007/2008 | Sat 29 Mar | Man. Utd. | 4 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
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 |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Villans in those games, with 8 conceded.
The Red Devils have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Red Devils's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.
Aston Villa lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 41 points from their 24 games so far. Man. Utd.'s total of 56 points from their 25 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 12 |
Man. Utd. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Villans go into their game against Man. Utd. in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
Sequence statistics: | |
Aston Villa | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 8 matches. |
Man. Utd. | Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |