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Sunderland are ready to welcome Aston Villa to Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 79 games played, The Black Cats have recorded 37 wins, and Aston Villa have come away with 18 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stadium Of Light was within the last three years, in November 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sun 07 May | Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 19 Nov | Sunderland | 1-3 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 03 May | Aston Villa | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Sep | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 01 Jan | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 16 Sep | Aston Villa | 0 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 05 Mar | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The The Black Cats's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
The away form of Aston Villa however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. Those games have seen the Villans pummel 14 goals, and let in 7.
Sunderland are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 13 points from their 16 games thus far. Aston Villa's 27 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 5 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the The Black Cats of late, and things are not going to improve with the visit of Aston Villa, who one believes will win this game handsomely. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Aston Villa | 3 successive away victories. 4 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |