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Sunderland face a trip to Aston Villa at Villa Park on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Black Cats will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 53 and win only 15 of the 83 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2008, the Villans carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 15 Dec | Sunderland | 0 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 27 Oct | Sunderland | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa | LGEC |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 17 Jan | Sunderland | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Mar | Aston Villa | 0 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 07 May | Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the Villans in those games, with 8 conceded.
The away form of Sunderland is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the The Black Cats have hit 6 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Aston Villa lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 50 points from their 29 games so far. Sunderland see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 34 points from their 30 games played so far,
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 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 11 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Villans, as the The Black Cats have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Sunderland | Not won in previous 14 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |