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Aston Villa prepare to entertain Portsmouth at Villa Park at lunchtime on Saturday, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 25 wins out of 38 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was less than a year ago, in April 2007, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 22 Apr | Aston Villa | 0-0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 02 Dec | Portsmouth | 2 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Mar | Aston Villa | 1 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 23 Aug | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Portsmouth however, is much more impressive, seeing them pick up six wins out of six. The Pompey have put away 12 chances in these games, a let in just 1.
Aston Villa's 27 points from 15 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Portsmouth find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 27 points they have accumulated from 15 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 13 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Aston Villa are performing in fits and starts at home in recent games, and FootyMad doesn't see things getting any better, as the visitors squeak past and take all the points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | 11 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Portsmouth | 6 successive away victories. 9 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |