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Southampton face a trip to Aston Villa at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saints will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 18 and win only 6 of the 33 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2003, the Villans carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 May | Southampton | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | Aston Villa | 1 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | Southampton | 2 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 21 Oct | Aston Villa | 0 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 27 Apr | Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 24 Sep | Southampton | 1 - 3 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Apr | Aston Villa | 0 - 0 | Southampton | 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. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Saints have hit 9 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Villans, as the Saints have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Southampton | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |