Aston Villa prepare to entertain Liverpool at Villa Park on Sunday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Villans have the slight edge, having won 37 of the 79 games compared to Liverpool's 25 wins.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was less than a year ago, in December 2002, with Liverpool inflicting a narrow 3-4 defeat upon the Villans in a League Cup match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2002/2003 | Sat 11 Jan | Liverpool | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
2002/2003 | Wed 18 Dec | Aston Villa | 3-4 | Liverpool | LC |
2002/2003 | Sun 18 Aug | Aston Villa | 0 - 1 | Liverpool | PREM |
2001/2002 | Wed 26 Dec | Aston Villa | 1 - 2 | Liverpool | PREM |
2001/2002 | Sat 08 Sep | Liverpool | 1 - 3 | Aston Villa | PREM |
2000/2001 | Sat 13 Jan | Aston Villa | 0 - 3 | Liverpool | PREM |
2000/2001 | Wed 06 Sep | Liverpool | 3 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
The Reds have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Reds, and 6 goals against.
Aston Villa find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 0 points from their 1 matches. Liverpool are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 0 points from 1 matches.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Liverpool | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the Villans. Score draw
Sequence statistics: | |
Aston Villa | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
Liverpool | 6 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |