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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 40 games played, Villans have recorded 10 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 17 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2008, with Portsmouth running out comfortable 2 - 0 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 18 Oct | Aston Villa | 0 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Pompey have scored 7, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Aston Villa however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The Villans's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Portsmouth see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 24 points from their 21 games played so far, Aston Villa sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 44 points from their 22 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Aston Villa are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Portsmouth. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Aston Villa | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 8 games since last defeat. |