FM Preview: Aston Villa v West Ham United 14 Aug 2010

Last updated : 13 August 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Aston Villa v West Ham United fixture

West Ham Utd. face a trip to Aston Villa at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hammers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 25 and win only 12 of the 49 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2010, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premier League match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sun 17 JanAston Villa0 - 0West Ham Utd.PREM
2009/2010Wed 04 NovWest Ham Utd.2 - 1Aston VillaPREM
2008/2009Sat 18 AprAston Villa1 - 1West Ham Utd.PREM
2008/2009Sat 20 DecWest Ham Utd.0 - 1Aston VillaPREM
2007/2008Sun 11 MayWest Ham Utd.2 - 2Aston VillaPREM
2007/2008Sat 06 OctAston Villa1 - 0West Ham Utd.PREM
2006/2007Sat 03 FebAston Villa1 - 0West Ham Utd.PREM

Recent respective form guides

Aston Villa have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.

The away form of West Ham Utd. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Hammers have hit 5 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.



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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Aston Villa63128710
West Ham Utd.62229118

FootyMad's prediction ...

Hammers are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Aston Villa. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Aston Villa Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
West Ham Utd. Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 19 away matches.
No win in the 2 most recent games.