FootyMAD's Aston Villa match preview

Last updated : 14 January 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Aston Villa v Norwich City fixture

Norwich City travel to take on Aston Villa at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Canaries will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 16 and win only 3 of the 26 games.

The last time the two teams met at Aston Villa was more than a decade ago, in October 1994, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Sat 18 SepNorwich City0 - 0Aston VillaPREM
1994/1995Sun 14 MayNorwich City1 - 1Aston VillaPREM
1994/1995Sat 15 OctAston Villa1 - 1Norwich CityPREM
1993/1994Mon 04 AprAston Villa0 - 0Norwich CityPREM
1993/1994Wed 29 DecNorwich City1 - 2Aston VillaPREM
1992/1993Wed 24 MarNorwich City1 - 0Aston VillaPREM
1992/1993Sat 28 NovAston Villa2 - 3Norwich CityPREM

Recent respective form guides

Aston Villa have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These games have seen the Villans score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.

The away form of Norwich City is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Canaries have conceded 13 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.

Aston Villa's 28 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Norwich City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 16 points from their 22 games thus far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Aston Villa61052103
Norwich City60152121

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Villans, as the Canaries have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Aston Villa 4 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Norwich City Not won in previous 13 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 6 most recent games.