FootyMAD's Portsmouth match preview

Last updated : 03 March 2006 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Aston Villa v Portsmouth fixture

Aston Villa prepare to entertain Portsmouth at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 24 wins out of 36 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was just last season, in November 2004, with Aston Villa running out comfortable 3-0 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:
2005/2006Tue 23 AugPortsmouth1 - 1Aston VillaPREM
2004/2005Sat 12 FebPortsmouth1 - 2Aston VillaPREM
2004/2005Sat 06 NovAston Villa3-0PortsmouthPREM
2003/2004Tue 06 JanAston Villa2 - 1PortsmouthPREM
2003/2004Sat 16 AugPortsmouth2 - 1Aston VillaPREM
1997/1998Wed 14 JanAston Villa1 - 0PortsmouthFAC
1997/1998Sat 03 JanPortsmouth2 - 2Aston VillaFAC

Recent respective form guides

Aston Villa have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Portsmouth is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Pompey have conceded 15 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.

Aston Villa find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 31 points from their 27 matches. Portsmouth are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 18 points from their 27 games thus far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Aston Villa62311059
Portsmouth60153151

FootyMad's prediction ...

Attention punters! I see this as an opportunity for the Villans to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Aston Villa Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Portsmouth Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 7 most recent games.