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Aston Villa prepare to entertain Sunderland at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Villans are clearly on top, having won 52 and lost only 15 of the 82 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was less than a year ago, in March 2008, with Sunderland inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Villans in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Mar | Aston Villa | 0-1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 07 May | Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 19 Nov | Sunderland | 1 - 3 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 03 May | Aston Villa | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Sep | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 01 Jan | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Villans in those games, with 7 conceded.
The The Black Cats 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. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Aston Villa sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 10 points from their 5 games. Sunderland's 7 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Aston Villa only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Sunderland | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 4 games since last defeat. |