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Aston Villa prepare to entertain Newcastle United at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to build on an impressive record against the north-east side. Villa are clearly on top, having won 35 and lost only 17 of the 69 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was less than a year ago, in April 2004, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sun 18 Apr | Aston Villa | 0-0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 21 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Dec | Aston Villa | 0 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 02 Apr | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 03 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 19 May | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
The away form of Newcastle Utd. is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Magpies have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Aston Villa's 4 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Newcastle Utd. find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 2 points from their 3 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Newcastle Utd. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Villans in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | 4 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Newcastle Utd. | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 8 away matches. No win in the 8 most recent games. |