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Sunderland face a trip to Aston Villa at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon, 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 83 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2008, the Villans carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory 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 | 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 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 07 May | Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 18 goals for the Villans, with 10 goals against.
In complete contrast to Aston Villa, Sunderland are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the The Black Cats have hit 6 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Aston Villa lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 45 points from their 26 games so far. Sunderland find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 27 points from their 27 matches.
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 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 9 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Black Cats are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Aston Villa. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Sunderland | Not won in previous 14 away matches. No win in the 8 most recent games. |