FootyMAD's Fulham match preview

History of the Fulham v Aston Villa fixture

Aston Villa face a trip to Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 25 games played, Villans have recorded 3 wins, and Fulham have come away with 12 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2008, the Cottagers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premier League match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009	Sat 29 Nov	Aston Villa	0 - 0	Fulham	PREM
2007/2008	Sun 03 Feb	Fulham	2 - 1	Aston Villa	PREM
2007/2008	Sat 25 Aug	Aston Villa	2 - 1	Fulham	PREM
2006/2007	Sat 03 Mar	Fulham	1 - 1	Aston Villa	PREM
2006/2007	Sat 21 Oct	Aston Villa	1 - 1	Fulham	PREM
2005/2006	Sat 25 Mar	Aston Villa	0 - 0	Fulham	PREM
2005/2006	Wed 28 Dec	Fulham	3 - 3	Aston Villa	PREM

Recent respective form guides

Fulham's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Cottagers have scored 4, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Aston Villa is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Villans have hit 4 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Fulham's 47 points from 35 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Aston Villa find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 58 points they have accumulated from 35 games.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Fulham	6	3	1	2	7	5	10
Aston Villa	6	1	3	2	8	13	6

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Cottagers, as the Villans have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Fulham	10 games since last home draw.
Aston Villa	Not won in previous 6 away matches. 5 games since last defeat.