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History of the Portsmouth v Aston Villa fixture

Aston Villa travel to take on Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Villans have won 8 of the 31 games compared to the host's 15 victories.

The last time the two teams met at Portsmouth was back in January 1998, over five years ago, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a F.A. Cup match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
1997/1998	Wed 14 Jan	Aston Villa	1 - 0	Portsmouth	FAC
1997/1998	Sat 03 Jan	Portsmouth	2 - 2	Aston Villa	FAC
1974/1975	Tue 18 Feb	Portsmouth	2 - 3	Aston Villa	DIV2
1974/1975	Sat 23 Nov	Aston Villa	2 - 0	Portsmouth	DIV2
1973/1974	Sat 23 Mar	Aston Villa	4 - 1	Portsmouth	DIV2
1973/1974	Sat 10 Nov	Portsmouth	2 - 0	Aston Villa	DIV2
1972/1973	Sat 17 Mar	Aston Villa	2 - 0	Portsmouth	DIV2

Recent respective form guides

Portsmouth have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Pompey in those games, with 6 conceded.

In complete contrast to Portsmouth, Aston Villa are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Villans have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Portsmouth	6	4	0	2	13	7	12
Aston Villa	6	2	2	2	8	9	8

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Pompey, as the Villans have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Portsmouth	Won 3 successive home games. 11 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 .
Aston Villa	Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago.