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Blackburn R. face a trip to Aston Villa at Villa Park on Sunday 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 42 and win only 18 of the 77 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2005, the Villans carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Mar | Blackburn R. | 2 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | Aston Villa | 1 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 01 Jan | Aston Villa | 1 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | Blackburn R. | 2 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Mar | Aston Villa | 0 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Dec | Blackburn R. | 0 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 02 Feb | Aston Villa | 3 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Villans in those games, with 4 conceded.
Blackburn R. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Rovers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Aston Villa's 15 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Blackburn R. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 12 points from their 10 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Villans. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Blackburn R. | Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |