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Aston Villa face a trip to Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 27 games played, Villans have recorded 4 wins, and Fulham have come away with 13 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2010, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 30 Jan | Fulham | 0 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 30 Aug | Aston Villa | 2 - 0 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 09 May | Fulham | 3 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 29 Nov | Aston Villa | 0 - 0 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 03 Feb | Fulham | 2 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 25 Aug | Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Mar | Fulham | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Fulham have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Cottagers, with 5 goals against.
The away form of Aston Villa is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Villans have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Fulham's 12 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Aston Villa find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 12 points from their 10 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Fulham | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Cottagers, as the Villans have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Fulham | Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Aston Villa | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |