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Aston Villa prepare to entertain Birmingham City at Villa Park at lunchtime on Sunday, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 52 games played, Villans have recorded 26 wins, and Birmingham C. have come away with 13 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was less than a year ago, in March 2003, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sun 19 Oct | Birmingham C. | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 03 Mar | Aston Villa | 0-2 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 16 Sep | Birmingham C. | 3 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 1993/1994 | Wed 06 Oct | Aston Villa | 1 - 0 | Birmingham C. | LC |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 21 Sep | Birmingham C. | 0 - 1 | Aston Villa | LC |
| 1988/1989 | Wed 12 Oct | Aston Villa | 5 - 0 | Birmingham C. | LC |
| 1988/1989 | Tue 27 Sep | Birmingham C. | 0 - 2 | Aston Villa | LC |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Villans in those games, with 5 conceded.
Birmingham C. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Aston Villa's 36 points from 25 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Birmingham C.'s 35 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 12 |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Birmingham C. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Villans in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | 13 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 10 . |
| Birmingham C. | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 5 away matches. 8 games since last defeat. |