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Aston Villa face a trip to Fulham at Loftus Road (temporary) on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Villans will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 11 and win only 2 of the 19 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2003, the Cottagers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sun 28 Dec | Aston Villa | 3 - 0 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Feb | Fulham | 2 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Aston Villa | 3 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Feb | Fulham | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 14 Oct | Aston Villa | 2 - 0 | Fulham | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 23 Jan | Aston Villa | 0 - 2 | Fulham | FAC |
| 1974/1975 | Sat 08 Feb | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Fulham | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Fulham have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Cottagers in those games, with 5 conceded.
Aston Villa have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Villans's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Fulham's 35 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Aston Villa's 33 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Fulham | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Aston Villa have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Fulham may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Fulham | Won 5 successive home games. 11 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Aston Villa | 4 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |