FootyMAD's Aston Villa match preview

Last updated : 24 August 2007 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Aston Villa v Fulham fixture

Fulham face a trip to Aston Villa at Villa Park on Saturday 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 14 and win only 5 of the 26 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2006, 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:
2006/2007Sat 03 MarFulham1 - 1Aston VillaPREM
2006/2007Sat 21 OctAston Villa1 - 1FulhamPREM
2005/2006Sat 25 MarAston Villa0 - 0FulhamPREM
2005/2006Wed 28 DecFulham3 - 3Aston VillaPREM
2004/2005Wed 02 FebFulham1 - 1Aston VillaPREM
2004/2005Sat 23 OctAston Villa2 - 0FulhamPREM
2003/2004Wed 11 FebFulham1 - 2Aston VillaPREM

Recent respective form guides

Aston Villa losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.

The away form of Fulham is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Cottagers have hit 4 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Aston Villa are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 1 points from 2 matches. Fulham see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 3 points from their 3 games played so far,

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Aston Villa6231849
Fulham62047116

FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics:
Aston Villa Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Fulham Lost each of the previous 5 away matches.
Not won in previous 19 away matches.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.