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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 43 and win only 18 of the 78 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2006, with Aston Villa running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Wed 28 Nov | Blackburn R. | 0 - 4 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 07 Apr | Blackburn R. | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 05 Nov | Aston Villa | 2 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Villans's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Blackburn R. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Rovers's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 13.
Aston Villa find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 40 points they have accumulated from 23 games. Blackburn R.'s 37 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An indifferent set of results for Blackburn R. on the road, and I believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the Rovers. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | 4 games since last home draw. |
| Blackburn R. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. |