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Last updated : 28 October 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers fixture

Blackburn R. face a trip to Aston Villa at Villa Park on Wednesday evening, 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 79 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2008, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premier League match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Sat 26 JanAston Villa1 - 1Blackburn R.PREM
2007/2008Wed 28 NovBlackburn R.0 - 4Aston VillaPREM
2006/2007Sat 07 AprBlackburn R.1 - 2Aston VillaPREM
2006/2007Sun 05 NovAston Villa2 - 0Blackburn R.PREM
2005/2006Sat 11 MarBlackburn R.2 - 0Aston VillaPREM
2005/2006Sat 27 AugAston Villa1 - 0Blackburn R.PREM
2004/2005Sat 01 JanAston Villa1 - 0Blackburn R.PREM

Recent respective form guides

Aston Villa have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 4.

The Rovers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. While the Rovers have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Aston Villa find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 17 points they have accumulated from 9 games. Blackburn R. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 12 points from their 9 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Aston Villa63219511
Blackburn R.63215411

FootyMad's prediction ...

A creditable return from recent away games for Rovers could well see them head back from Villa Park with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Aston Villa Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Blackburn R. Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.