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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 56 out of 84 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2009, as the Red Devils edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 05 Apr | Man. Utd. | 3 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Red Devils, with 5 goals against.
Aston Villa have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Villans's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Man. Utd.'s total of 34 points from their 15 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Aston Villa's total of 26 points from their 15 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. Utd. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 15 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 11 |
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. | 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Aston Villa | 6 games since last defeat. |