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Aston Villa travel to take on Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 49 games played, Villans have recorded 14 wins, and Stoke City have come away with 19 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Stoke City was amazingly over twenty years ago, in October 1987, when they played out a goalless draw in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1987/1988 | Sat 26 Mar | Aston Villa | 0 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 24 Oct | Stoke City | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa | CHMP |
| 1984/1985 | Wed 27 Mar | Aston Villa | 2 - 0 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 1984/1985 | Mon 27 Aug | Stoke City | 1 - 3 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 10 Mar | Stoke City | 1 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 12 Nov | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 1982/1983 | Sat 30 Apr | Aston Villa | 4 - 0 | Stoke City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.
Aston Villa have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The games have constituted a decent return of 14 goals for the Villans, and 7 goals against.
Stoke City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 0 points from their 1 games thus far. Aston Villa sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 3 points from their 1 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Villans has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Stoke City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Aston Villa | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 4 games since last defeat. |