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Sunderland prepare to entertain Aston Villa at The Stadium of Light on Tuesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 82 games played, The Black Cats have recorded 37 wins, and Aston Villa have come away with 19 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Stadium of Light was earlier this season, when they played out a goalless draw in an League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 07 May | Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 19 Nov | Sunderland | 1 - 3 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the The Black Cats in those games, with 5 conceded.
Aston Villa have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Villans's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Sunderland's 21 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Aston Villa's total of 29 points from their 16 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 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Black Cats go into their game against Aston Villa in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Unbeaten in the last 9 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Aston Villa | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |