Aston Villa face a trip to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Villans have won 20 of the 61 games compared to the host's 30 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2002, the Spurs carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 18 Jan | Aston Villa | 0 - 1 | Tottenham | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Tottenham | 1 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Dec | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Tottenham | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 18 Aug | Tottenham | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Apr | Tottenham | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 11 Nov | Aston Villa | 2 - 0 | Tottenham | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 15 Apr | Tottenham | 2 - 4 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Tottenham Hotspur have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.
Aston Villa have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Villans's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Tottenham see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 12 points from their 12 games played so far, Aston Villa are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 11 points from 12 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Tottenham | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Spurs, as the Villans have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Tottenham | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Aston Villa | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |