| The game between Aston Villa and Portsmouth in the Premier League on Saturday, 18th October 2008 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis. |
History of the Aston Villa v Portsmouth fixture
Aston Villa prepare to entertain Portsmouth at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Villans are clearly on top, having won 25 and lost only 6 of the 39 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was less than a year ago, in December 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | | 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Mar | Portsmouth | 2 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM | | 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Dec | Aston Villa | 1-3 | Portsmouth | PREM | | 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 |
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, 8 to 6.
The away form of Portsmouth is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Pompey have hit 6 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Aston Villa find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 13 points they have accumulated from 7 games. Portsmouth's 12 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 10 |
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 |
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
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| Portsmouth |
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
4 games since last defeat.
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