FM Preview: Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers 27 Aug 2011

Last updated : 26 August 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers fixture

Wolverhampton Wanderers face a trip to Aston Villa at Villa Park at lunchtime on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Wolves will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 33 and win only 13 of the 59 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2011, with Wolverhampton Wanderers inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Villans in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 19 Mar Aston Villa 0 - 1 Wolves Premier League
2010/2011 Sun 26 Sep Wolves 1 - 2 Aston Villa Premier League
2009/2010 Sat 20 Mar Aston Villa 2 - 2 Wolves Premier League
2009/2010 Sat 24 Oct Wolves 1 - 1 Aston Villa Premier League
2003/2004 Sun 14 Mar Wolves 0 - 4 Aston Villa Premiership
2003/2004 Sun 14 Dec Aston Villa 3 - 2 Wolves Premiership
1995/1996 Wed 10 Jan Aston Villa 1 - 0 Wolves League Cup

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

Recent respective form guides

Aston Villa are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Villans in those games, with 3 conceded.

The Wolves have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Wolves's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 10 against.

Aston Villa's total of 4 points from their 2 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.

Wolverhampton Wanderers's total of 6 points from their 2 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Aston Villa 6 4 2 0 9 3 14
Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 5 0 1 16 6 15

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Wolverhampton Wanderers on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Aston Villa. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Aston Villa Won 3 successive home games.
4 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 6 matches.
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 successive away victories.
4 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.

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