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Last updated : 28 March 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Manchester United v Aston Villa fixture

Aston Villa face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford at tea-time on Saturday, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 53 out of 81 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2007, with Man. Utd. running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Sat 05 JanAston Villa0 - 2Man. Utd.FAC
2007/2008Sat 20 OctAston Villa1 - 4Man. Utd.PREM
2006/2007Sat 13 JanMan. Utd.3 - 1Aston VillaPREM
2006/2007Sun 07 JanMan. Utd.2 - 1Aston VillaFAC
2006/2007Sat 23 DecAston Villa0 - 3Man. Utd.PREM
2005/2006Sat 17 DecAston Villa0 - 2Man. Utd.PREM
2005/2006Sat 20 AugMan. Utd.1 - 0Aston VillaPREM

Recent respective form guides

Manchester United are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Red Devils, with 3 goals against.

Aston Villa have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Villans's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Man. Utd. are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 73 points from the 31 games played. Aston Villa's 49 points from 31 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Man. Utd.650110115
Aston Villa6222878

FootyMad's prediction ...

Aston Villa have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Man. Utd. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Man. Utd. 24 games since last home draw.
Won their latest 3 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 7 .
Aston Villa Not won in previous 2 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.