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Aston Villa face a trip to Newcastle United at St. James' Park at tea-time on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Villans will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 44 and win only 14 of the 71 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2007, with Newcastle Utd. running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Wed 31 Jan | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 27 Aug | Aston Villa | 2 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Feb | Aston Villa | 1 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 03 Dec | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 3 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 28 Aug | Aston Villa | 4 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 18 Apr | Aston Villa | 0 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.
The away form of Aston Villa however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Villans, and 4 goals against.
Newcastle Utd. find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 3 points they have accumulated from 1 games. Aston Villa are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 0 points from 1 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An interesting game for the Villans to play at the moment, and one from which I believe will see Aston Villa take away one point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. |
| Aston Villa | Undefeated in last 5 away games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |