FM Preview: West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa 30 Apr 2011

Last updated : 29 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa fixture

Aston Villa pack their bags to visit West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 76 games played, Villans have recorded 27 wins, and West Bromwich Albion have come away with 31 victories.

The previous match played between the two at The Hawthorns was within the last three years, in September 2008, with Aston Villa inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the The Baggies in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 11 Dec Aston Villa 2 - 1 West Brom. Premier League
2008/2009 Sat 10 Jan Aston Villa 2 - 1 West Brom. Premier League
2008/2009 Sun 21 Sep West Brom. 1-2 Aston Villa Premier League
2005/2006 Sun 09 Apr Aston Villa 0 - 0 West Brom. Premiership
2005/2006 Mon 02 Jan West Brom. 1 - 2 Aston Villa Premiership
2004/2005 Sun 10 Apr Aston Villa 1 - 1 West Brom. Premiership
2004/2005 Sun 22 Aug West Brom. 1 - 1 Aston Villa Premiership

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Recent respective form guides

West Bromwich Albion have lost only 1 of the last six at home, but 4 of these games have been drawn. The The Baggies's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.

Aston Villa have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Villans have hit 8 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

West Bromwich Albion find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 40 points from their 34 matches.

Aston Villa see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 41 points from their 34 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
West Bromwich Albion 6 3 2 1 13 11 11
Aston Villa 6 2 2 2 8 8 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Aston Villa are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from The Hawthorns with a well-deserved point. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
West Bromwich Albion Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Aston Villa 5 games since last defeat.

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