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Sunderland face a trip to Aston Villa at Villa Park on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Black Cats will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 53 and win only 15 of the 84 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 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: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 23 Oct | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Wed 24 Mar | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 15 Dec | Sunderland | 0 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 27 Oct | Sunderland | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa | LGEC |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 17 Jan | Sunderland | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Mar | Aston Villa | 0 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Villans's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Sunderland have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Black Cats have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Aston Villa find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 21 points from their 20 matches. Sunderland's total of 30 points from their 21 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 4 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the The Black Cats out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Aston Villa. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | 4 games since last home draw. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Sunderland | Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |