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Man. Utd. prepare to entertain Aston Villa at Old Trafford at tea-time on Saturday, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 56 wins out of 84 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Old Trafford was less than a year ago, in April 2009, as the Red Devils squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 05 Apr | Man. Utd. | 3-2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 22 Nov | Aston Villa | 0 - 0 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Mar | Man. Utd. | 4 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Jan | Aston Villa | 0 - 2 | Man. Utd. | FAC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Aston Villa | 1 - 4 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 13 Jan | Man. Utd. | 3 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 07 Jan | Man. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Aston Villa | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Red Devils, with 5 goals against.
Aston Villa have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Villans's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Man. Utd.'s total of 34 points from their 15 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Aston Villa's total of 26 points from their 15 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. Utd. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 15 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Man. Utd. may be coming up against a decent side in Aston Villa, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Red Devils. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. Utd. | 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Aston Villa | 6 games since last defeat. |