FM Preview: Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers 19 Mar 2011

Last updated : 18 March 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers fixture

Aston Villa prepare to entertain Wolverhampton Wanderers at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Villans are clearly on top, having won 33 and lost only 12 of the 58 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was less than a year ago, in March 2010, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sun 26 Sep Wolves 1 - 2 Aston Villa Premier League
2009/2010 Sat 20 Mar Aston Villa 2-2 Wolves Premier League
2009/2010 Sat 24 Oct Wolves 1 - 1 Aston Villa Premier League
2003/2004 Sun 14 Mar Wolves 0 - 4 Aston Villa Premiership
2003/2004 Sun 14 Dec Aston Villa 3 - 2 Wolves Premiership
1995/1996 Wed 10 Jan Aston Villa 1 - 0 Wolves League Cup
1989/1990 Wed 04 Oct Wolves 1 - 1 Aston Villa League Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Aston Villa have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Villans in those games, with 7 conceded.

The away form of Wolverhampton Wanderers is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Wolves have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Aston Villa see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 33 points from their 29 games played so far,

Wolverhampton Wanderers are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 29 points from their 29 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Aston Villa 6 1 2 3 10 13 5
Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 2 2 2 10 8 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Attention punters! We see this as an opportunity for the Villans to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Aston Villa Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Not won in previous 6 away matches.
4 games since last defeat.

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