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Aston Villa face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 55 out of 83 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2008, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 22 Nov | Aston Villa | 0 - 0 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Mar | Man. Utd. | 4 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Jan | Aston Villa | 0 - 2 | Man. Utd. | FAC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Aston Villa | 1 - 4 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 13 Jan | Man. Utd. | 3 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 07 Jan | Man. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Aston Villa | FAC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Dec | Aston Villa | 0 - 3 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Red Devils in those games, with 6 conceded.
Aston Villa have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Villans have hit 4 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Man. Utd. are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 65 points from the 29 games played. Aston Villa find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 52 points they have accumulated from 30 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Red Devils, as the Villans have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. Utd. | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Aston Villa | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 8 most recent games. |