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Aston Villa prepare to entertain Liverpool at Villa Park on Sunday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 85 games played, Villans have recorded 37 wins, and Liverpool have come away with 28 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was just last season, in August 2007, with Liverpool inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Villans in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Mon 21 Jan | Liverpool | 2 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 11 Aug | Aston Villa | 1-2 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 18 Mar | Aston Villa | 0 - 0 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Oct | Liverpool | 3 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Apr | Liverpool | 3 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 05 Nov | Aston Villa | 0 - 2 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 15 May | Liverpool | 2 - 1 | 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 high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Villans, with 7 goals against.
The Reds have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Reds, and 5 goals against.
Aston Villa's 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Liverpool sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 6 points from their 2 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 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
| Liverpool | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Aston Villa are not in a rich vein of form at the moment, and your Madmen see things getting no better with Liverpool running out comfortable winners. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Liverpool | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |