FM Preview: Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion 22 Oct 2011

History of the Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion fixture

West Bromwich Albion face a trip to Aston Villa at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Baggies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 44 and win only 18 of the 74 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2010, the Villans carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

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Recent respective form guides

Aston Villa have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Villans in those games, with 4 conceded.

West Bromwich Albion have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Baggies's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

Aston Villa's 11 points from 8 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.

West Bromwich Albion see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 8 points from their 8 games played so far,

Current overall team form

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for West Bromwich Albion on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Aston Villa. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

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