FM Preview: West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa 23 Nov 2013

History of the West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa fixture

West Bromwich Albion prepare to entertain Aston Villa at The Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 70 games played, Baggies have recorded 29 wins, and Aston Villa have come away with 22 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Hawthorns was less than a year ago, in January 2013, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

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Recent respective form guides

West Bromwich Albion are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Baggies in those games, with 4 conceded.

The Villans have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in the last six, but with four of them resulting in draws. The Villans's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.

West Bromwich Albion's 14 points from 11 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Aston Villa see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 14 points from their 11 games played so far,

Current overall team form

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FootyMad's prediction ...

This is certainly an intriguing match for the Baggies, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

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