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Aston Villa prepare to entertain Sunderland at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Villans are clearly on top, having won 52 and lost only 14 of the 81 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was two seasons ago, in May 2006, the Villans carving out a narrow 2-1 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 07 May | Aston Villa | 2-1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 19 Nov | Sunderland | 1 - 3 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 03 May | Aston Villa | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Sep | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 01 Jan | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 16 Sep | Aston Villa | 0 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Villans in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of Sunderland is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. The Black Cats have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.
Aston Villa's 49 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Sunderland are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 27 points from 30 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the Villans being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Sunderland | Not won in previous 16 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |