Aston Villa prepare to entertain Charlton Athletic at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Villans are clearly on top, having won 13 and lost only 4 of the 23 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was just last season, in September 2002, with Aston Villa running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | Charlton | 3 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 11 Sep | Aston Villa | 2-0 | Charlton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 21 Jan | Charlton | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 24 Oct | Aston Villa | 1 - 0 | Charlton | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 17 Apr | Charlton | 3 - 3 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Oct | Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | Charlton | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 08 May | Aston Villa | 3 - 4 | Charlton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the Villans score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
Charlton have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Addicks's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Aston Villa are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 4 points from 5 matches. Charlton see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 5 points from their 5 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| Charlton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Charlton is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Villans in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. |
| Charlton | Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |