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Aston Villa prepare to entertain Stoke City at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 34 wins out of 50 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was less than a year ago, in March 2009, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 01 Mar | Aston Villa | 2-2 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 23 Aug | Stoke City | 3 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Villans, with 4 goals against.
In complete contrast to Aston Villa, Stoke City are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Potters have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Aston Villa's total of 32 points from their 17 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 21 points from their 16 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 14 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Aston Villa fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Villans. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Unbeaten in the last 9 home games. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Stoke City | Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |