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Fulham face a trip to Aston Villa at Villa Park on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Cottagers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 11 and win only 5 of the 21 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2002, with Aston Villa running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Feb | Fulham | 2 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Aston Villa | 3 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Feb | Fulham | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 14 Oct | Aston Villa | 2 - 0 | Fulham | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 23 Jan | Aston Villa | 0 - 2 | Fulham | FAC |
| 1974/1975 | Sat 08 Feb | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Fulham | DIV2 |
| 1974/1975 | Sat 02 Nov | Fulham | 3 - 1 | Aston Villa | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Villans in those games, with 5 conceded.
Fulham have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Aston Villa see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 21 points from their 18 games played so far, Fulham sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 28 points from their 18 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 15 |
| Fulham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Fulham have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Aston Villa may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Won 4 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Fulham | Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |