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Arsenal face a trip to Aston Villa at Villa Park at tea-time on Friday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 85 games played, Gunners have recorded 23 wins, and Aston Villa have come away with 40 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2007, with Arsenal inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Villans 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 15 Nov | Arsenal | 0 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Mar | Arsenal | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Dec | Aston Villa | 1 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 14 Mar | Aston Villa | 0 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | Arsenal | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Apr | Arsenal | 5 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Aston Villa | 0 - 0 | Arsenal | 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 goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
The away form of Arsenal is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Gunners have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Aston Villa sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 34 points from their 18 games. Arsenal find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 31 points they have accumulated from 18 games.
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 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Villans, as the Gunners have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Arsenal | Not won in previous 3 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |