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Aston Villa face a trip to Sunderland at The Stadium of Light on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 80 games played, Villans have recorded 18 wins, and Sunderland have come away with 37 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline 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 | Sat 27 Sep | Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Aston Villa however, is much more impressive, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Villans, and 7 goals against.
Sunderland see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 23 points from their 21 games played so far, Aston Villa sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 41 points from their 21 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Aston Villa are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Sunderland. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. |
| Aston Villa | 3 successive away victories. 16 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |