Aston Villa prepare to entertain Manchester United at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 78 games played, Villans have recorded 35 wins, and Man Utd. have come away with 25 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was earlier this season, with Man Utd. inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Villans in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sun 04 Jan | Aston Villa | 1-2 | Man Utd. | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Dec | Man Utd. | 4 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Man Utd. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Red Devils have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Aston Villa find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 56 points they have accumulated from 37 games. Man Utd. sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 72 points from their 37 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 12 |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Villans's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Man Utd.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 8 matches. |
| Man Utd. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |