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Aston Villa prepare to entertain Arsenal at Villa Park at tea-time on Saturday, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 81 games played, Villans have recorded 40 wins, and Arsenal have come away with 20 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was just last season, in January 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Oct | Arsenal | 3 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 18 Jan | Aston Villa | 0-2 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 27 Aug | Arsenal | 2 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 30 Nov | Arsenal | 3 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 17 Mar | Aston Villa | 1 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 09 Dec | Arsenal | 3 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These games have seen the Villans score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
Arsenal have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Gunners's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
Aston Villa see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 32 points from their 25 games played so far, Arsenal sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 51 points from their 25 games.
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 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Aston Villa are performing in fits and starts at home in recent games, and FootyMad doesn't see things getting any better, as the visitors squeak past and take all the points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | 5 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Arsenal | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |