Aston Villa prepare to entertain Tottenham Hotspur at Villa Park on Sunday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 65 games played, Villans have recorded 27 wins, and Tottenham H. have come away with 21 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was just last season, in January 2003, with Tottenham H. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Villans in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sun 23 Nov | Tottenham H. | 2 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 18 Jan | Aston Villa | 0-1 | Tottenham H. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Tottenham H. | 1 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Dec | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Tottenham H. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 18 Aug | Tottenham H. | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Apr | Tottenham H. | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 11 Nov | Aston Villa | 2 - 0 | Tottenham H. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
The away form of Tottenham H. is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Spurs have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Aston Villa find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 52 points they have accumulated from 35 games. Tottenham H. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 39 points from 35 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 12 |
| Tottenham H. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Though Aston Villa are not exactly setting the world alight at Villa Park in recent games, I can confidently predict that they will easily sweep aside the opposition put before them. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Tottenham H. | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 7 most recent games. |