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Aston Villa face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 36 games played, Villans have recorded 9 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 16 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2003, the Pompey carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 06 Nov | Aston Villa | 3 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 06 Jan | Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | Portsmouth | 2 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Wed 14 Jan | Aston Villa | 1 - 0 | Portsmouth | FAC |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 03 Jan | Portsmouth | 2 - 2 | Aston Villa | FAC |
| 1985/1986 | Mon 13 Jan | Aston Villa | 3 - 2 | Portsmouth | FAC |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 04 Jan | Portsmouth | 2 - 2 | Aston Villa | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
The away form of Aston Villa is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Villans have conceded 13 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Portsmouth see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 30 points from their 26 games played so far, Aston Villa see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 32 points from their 26 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Pompey, as the Villans have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Aston Villa | Not won in previous 7 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |