FM Preview: Aston Villa v Sunderland 21 Apr 2012

Last updated : 20 April 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Aston Villa v Sunderland fixture

Sunderland face a trip to Aston Villa at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Black Cats will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 53 and win only 16 of the 85 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was just last season, in January 2011, with Sunderland inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Villans in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 29 Oct Sunderland 2 - 2 Aston Villa Premier League
2010/2011 Wed 05 Jan Aston Villa 0 - 1 Sunderland Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 23 Oct Sunderland 1 - 0 Aston Villa Premier League
2009/2010 Wed 24 Mar Aston Villa 1 - 1 Sunderland Premier League
2009/2010 Tue 15 Dec Sunderland 0 - 2 Aston Villa Premier League
2009/2010 Tue 27 Oct Sunderland 0 - 0 Aston Villa League Cup
2008/2009 Sat 17 Jan Sunderland 1 - 2 Aston Villa Premier League

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Recent respective form guides

Aston Villa have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Villans's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

The away form of Sunderland is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Black Cats have hit 5 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Aston Villa find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 35 points from their 33 matches.

Sunderland's 43 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Aston Villa 6 1 2 3 5 13 5
Sunderland 6 1 3 2 6 10 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Sunderland on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Aston Villa. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Aston Villa Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Sunderland Not won in previous 6 away matches.
No win in the 5 most recent games.

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