Aston Villa prepare to entertain Leicester City at Villa Park on Saturday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. It couldn't be much closer,Villans having the edge 18 games to 14.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was two seasons ago, in December 2001, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 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: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Apr | Leicester | 2 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 01 Dec | Aston Villa | 0-2 | Leicester | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 04 Apr | Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | Leicester | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 27 Jan | Aston Villa | 1 - 2 | Leicester | FAC |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 19 Aug | Leicester | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 22 Apr | Aston Villa | 2 - 2 | Leicester | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 25 Sep | Leicester | 3 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.
Leicester have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Aston Villa are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 1 points from 3 matches. Leicester find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 2 points from their 3 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| Leicester | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its not been a very profitable last few weeks for Aston Villa, and I'm afraid the Footymad team cannot see it getting too much better here. Look no further than honours being even at the end of this one. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Leicester | Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |
