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Aston Villa are ready to welcome Birmingham City to Villa Park at lunchtime on Sunday, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 56 games played, Villans have recorded 27 wins, and Birmingham C. have come away with 14 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was within the last three years, in April 2006, with Aston Villa running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 11 Nov | Birmingham C. | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 16 Apr | Aston Villa | 3-1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 16 Oct | Birmingham C. | 0 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 20 Mar | Birmingham C. | 2 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 12 Dec | Aston Villa | 1 - 2 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 22 Feb | Aston Villa | 2 - 2 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 19 Oct | Birmingham C. | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa 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 Villans, with 5 goals against.
The away form of Birmingham C. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Blues have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Aston Villa's 55 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Birmingham C. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 31 points from 34 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
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 | Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Birmingham C. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 10 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |