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Aston Villa prepare to entertain Southampton at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Villans are clearly on top, having won 18 and lost only 6 of the 33 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was less than a year ago, in November 2003, the Villans carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 May | Southampton | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | Aston Villa | 1-0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | Southampton | 2 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 21 Oct | Aston Villa | 0 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 27 Apr | Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 24 Sep | Southampton | 1 - 3 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Apr | Aston Villa | 0 - 0 | Southampton | 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 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Saints have hit 9 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Aston Villa are not exactly setting the world alight at Villa Park at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Southampton in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Southampton | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |