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Aston Villa play host to Watford at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Villans are clearly on top, with a 62.50% success rate in the fixture.
The last time the two teams met at Aston Villa was back in February 2000, over five years ago, as they swept to an impressive 4-0 win in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Sep | Watford | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 05 Feb | Aston Villa | 4-0 | Watford | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 24 Aug | Watford | 0 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 1986/1987 | Wed 25 Mar | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Watford | PREM |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 18 Oct | Watford | 4 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 12 Apr | Aston Villa | 4 - 1 | Watford | PREM |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 09 Nov | Watford | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Villans have scored 4, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Watford is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Hornets have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Aston Villa find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 26 points from their 23 matches. Watford find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 21 games have yielded only 12 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| Watford | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Attention punters! I see this as an opportunity for the Villans to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 12 most recent games. |
| Watford | Not won in previous 11 away matches. |