Aston Villa prepare to entertain Everton at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Villa have the slight edge, having won 44 of the 88 games compared to Everton's 24 wins.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was just last season, in September 2002, as the Villa squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Everton | 2 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 22 Sep | Aston Villa | 3-2 | Everton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 30 Jan | Aston Villa | 0 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Oct | Everton | 3 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Apr | Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 05 Nov | Everton | 0 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 20 Feb | Everton | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Villa in those games, with 4 conceded.
In complete contrast to Aston Villa, Everton are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Blues have hit 4 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Aston Villa find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 9 points from their 9 matches. Everton see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 9 points from their 9 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 |
| Everton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Aston Villa may be coming up against a decent side in Everton, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Villa. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Everton | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |
