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Aston Villa face a trip to Arsenal at Highbury on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Villans will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2004, with Arsenal running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Aston Villa | 0 - 0 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Feb | Aston Villa | 1 - 3 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Gunners in those games, with 5 conceded.
Aston Villa have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Villans's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Arsenal find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 50 points they have accumulated from 30 games. Aston Villa are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 35 points from 31 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Gunners, as the Villans have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arsenal | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Aston Villa | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |