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Man. Utd. face a trip to Aston Villa at Villa Park at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 86 games played, Red Devils have recorded 31 wins, and Aston Villa have come away with 35 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2010, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sun 28 Feb | Aston Villa | 1 - 2 | Man. Utd. | LGEC |
| 2009/2010 | Wed 10 Feb | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 12 Dec | Man. Utd. | 0 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 05 Apr | Man. Utd. | 3 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 22 Nov | Aston Villa | 0 - 0 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Mar | Man. Utd. | 4 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Jan | Aston Villa | 0 - 2 | Man. Utd. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Villans in those games, with 5 conceded.
Man. Utd.'s away form is equally impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Red Devils, and 7 goals against.
Aston Villa's 16 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Man. Utd.'s total of 24 points from their 12 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| Man. Utd. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Red Devils have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Villa Park with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Man. Utd. | Undefeated in last 13 away games. 26 games since last defeat. |