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Aston Villa face a trip to West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns at lunchtime on Monday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 74 games played, Villans have recorded 25 wins, and West Brom. have come away with 31 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 10 Apr | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 22 Aug | West Brom. | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Dec | Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 16 Nov | West Brom. | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 24 Jan | Aston Villa | 4 - 0 | West Brom. | FAC |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 17 Feb | West Brom. | 0 - 2 | Aston Villa | FAC |
| 1987/1988 | Fri 18 Dec | Aston Villa | 0 - 0 | West Brom. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
West Bromwich Albion have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the The Baggies in those games, with 4 conceded.
Aston Villa have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Villans have hit 9 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
West Brom. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 19 points from 20 matches. Aston Villa see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 22 points from their 20 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Brom. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Villans, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Brom. | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Aston Villa | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |