FM Preview: Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers 20 Aug 2011

Last updated : 19 August 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers fixture

Blackburn Rovers 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 49 and win only 19 of the 86 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2011, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 26 Feb Aston Villa 4 - 1 Blackburn R. Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 29 Jan Aston Villa 3 - 1 Blackburn R. F.A. Cup
2010/2011 Sun 21 Nov Blackburn R. 2 - 0 Aston Villa Premier League
2010/2011 Wed 22 Sep Aston Villa 3 - 1 Blackburn R. League Cup
2009/2010 Sun 09 May Aston Villa 0 - 1 Blackburn R. Premier League
2009/2010 Wed 20 Jan Aston Villa 6 - 4 Blackburn R. League Cup
2009/2010 Thu 14 Jan Blackburn R. 0 - 1 Aston Villa League Cup

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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.

Blackburn Rovers have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Rovers have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Aston Villa's 1 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Blackburn Rovers are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 0 points from 1 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Aston Villa 6 2 3 1 6 5 9
Blackburn Rovers 6 2 2 2 7 7 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Villans, as the Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Aston Villa Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Blackburn Rovers No sequences of note

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