Aston Villa play host to Portsmouth at Villa Park on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Villa are clearly on top, having won 21 and lost only 5 of the 33 games.
The last time the two teams met at Aston Villa was back in January 1998, over five years ago, the Villa carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | Portsmouth | 2 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Wed 14 Jan | Aston Villa | 1-0 | Portsmouth | FAC |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 03 Jan | Portsmouth | 2 - 2 | Aston Villa | FAC |
| 1985/1986 | Mon 13 Jan | Aston Villa | 3 - 2 | Portsmouth | FAC |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 04 Jan | Portsmouth | 2 - 2 | Aston Villa | FAC |
| 1974/1975 | Tue 18 Feb | Portsmouth | 2 - 3 | Aston Villa | DIV2 |
| 1974/1975 | Sat 23 Nov | Aston Villa | 2 - 0 | Portsmouth | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa 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 Villa in those games, with 5 conceded.
In complete contrast to Aston Villa, Portsmouth are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Pompey have hit 4 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Aston Villa's 24 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Portsmouth are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 19 points from 19 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 15 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Aston Villa fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Won 4 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Portsmouth | Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |