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History of the Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion fixture
West Brom. face a trip to Aston Villa at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Baggies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 43 and win only 18 of the 73 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in January 2009, the Villans carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 10 Jan | Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 21 Sep | West Brom. | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 09 Apr | Aston Villa | 0 - 0 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 02 Jan | West Brom. | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 10 Apr | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 22 Aug | West Brom. | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Dec | Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | West Brom. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
West Brom. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the The Baggies, and 9 goals against.
Aston Villa are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 17 points from 16 matches. West Brom. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 22 from their 16 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 4 |
| West Brom. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the The Baggies has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Aston Villa. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| West Brom. | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |