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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 40 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was less than a year ago, in October 2008, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 27 Jan | Portsmouth | 0 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These games have seen the Villans score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
In complete contrast to Aston Villa, Portsmouth are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Pompey have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.
Aston Villa's total of 9 points from their 4 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Portsmouth find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 5 games have yielded only 0 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Aston Villa fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Villans. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | 6 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Portsmouth | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 11 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |