Aston Villa face a trip to Leeds United at Elland Road on Friday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 41 games played, Villans have recorded 10 wins, and Leeds Utd. have come away with 17 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2003, with Leeds Utd. running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sun 11 May | Leeds Utd. | 3 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 06 Oct | Aston Villa | 0 - 0 | Leeds Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Apr | Aston Villa | 0 - 1 | Leeds Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 25 Nov | Leeds Utd. | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 24 Jan | Aston Villa | 1 - 2 | Leeds Utd. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 23 Dec | Leeds Utd. | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 09 Apr | Aston Villa | 1 - 0 | Leeds Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Leeds United's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Whites have scored 7, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.
Aston Villa's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Villans have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Leeds Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclaycard Premiership with a return of just 16 points from their 17 games thus far. Aston Villa find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 20 points from their 17 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leeds Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 7 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Villans out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Leeds Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leeds Utd. | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Aston Villa | 4 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |