Blackburn R. face a trip to Aston Villa at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rovers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 40 and win only 17 of the 74 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2003, with Aston Villa running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Dec | Blackburn R. | 0 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 02 Feb | Aston Villa | 3 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 04 Jan | Aston Villa | 1 - 4 | Blackburn R. | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 03 Nov | Blackburn R. | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 05 Mar | Blackburn R. | 3 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 30 Sep | Aston Villa | 2 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 06 Feb | Aston Villa | 1 - 3 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
Blackburn R. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Rovers have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Aston Villa's 40 points from 28 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Blackburn R. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 28 points from 28 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 13 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Blackburn R. have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Aston Villa may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. |
| Blackburn R. | No win in the 4 most recent games. |