Aston Villa prepare to entertain Leeds United at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 42 games played, Villans have recorded 21 wins, and Leeds Utd. have come away with 10 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was just last season, in October 2002, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Fri 26 Dec | Leeds Utd. | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 11 May | Leeds Utd. | 3 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 06 Oct | Aston Villa | 0-0 | Leeds Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Apr | Aston Villa | 0 - 1 | Leeds Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 25 Nov | Leeds Utd. | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 24 Jan | Aston Villa | 1 - 2 | Leeds Utd. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 23 Dec | Leeds Utd. | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Villans in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Leeds Utd. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Whites have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Aston Villa see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 30 points from their 23 games played so far, Leeds Utd. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 23 games have yielded only 17 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| Leeds Utd. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Leeds Utd. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Villans in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | 12 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Leeds Utd. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 6 games. No win in the 8 most recent games. |