Aston Villa face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Villans will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 48 and win only 11 of the 75 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2002, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Mar | Aston Villa | 0 - 1 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Oct | Man Utd. | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Feb | Man Utd. | 1 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 06 Jan | Aston Villa | 2 - 3 | Man Utd. | FAC |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 26 Aug | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 20 Jan | Man Utd. | 2 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 26 Dec | Aston Villa | 0 - 1 | Man Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Red Devils, with 4 goals against.
In complete contrast to Man Utd., Aston Villa are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Man Utd. sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 31 points from their 14 games. Aston Villa are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 14 points from 14 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 15 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Villans are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Man Utd.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man Utd. | Won 3 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
| Aston Villa | Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |