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Aston Villa face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 37 games played, Villans have recorded 10 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 16 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2005, with Aston Villa inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Pompey in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Feb | Portsmouth | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 06 Nov | Aston Villa | 3 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 06 Jan | Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | Portsmouth | 2 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Wed 14 Jan | Aston Villa | 1 - 0 | Portsmouth | FAC |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 03 Jan | Portsmouth | 2 - 2 | Aston Villa | FAC |
| 1985/1986 | Mon 13 Jan | Aston Villa | 3 - 2 | Portsmouth | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 9.
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 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Portsmouth are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 0 points from their 2 games thus far. Aston Villa see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 1 points from their 2 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Aston Villa on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Portsmouth. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Aston Villa | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 7 most recent games. |