FootyMAD's Portsmouth match preview

Last updated : 21 April 2007 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 Sunday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 25 wins out of 37 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was just last season, in March 2006, the Villans carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premiership match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007Sat 02 DecPortsmouth2 - 2Aston VillaPREM
2005/2006Sat 04 MarAston Villa1-0PortsmouthPREM
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

Recent respective form guides

Aston Villa have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 3.

The away form of Portsmouth is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Pompey have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Aston Villa see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 42 points from their 34 games played so far, Portsmouth's 49 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Aston Villa6231759
Portsmouth6222798

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but I think that Villans's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Portsmouth. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Aston Villa Drawn last 3 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Portsmouth Not won in previous 8 away matches.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.