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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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2007, the Villans carving out a narrow 1 - 0 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Dec | West Ham Utd. | 0 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 11 May | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 06 Oct | Aston Villa | 1 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Feb | Aston Villa | 1 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 10 Sep | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Aston Villa | 1 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 12 Sep | West Ham Utd. | 4 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
West Ham Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Hammers have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Aston Villa find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 53 points they have accumulated from 32 games. West Ham Utd.'s 44 points from 32 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 2 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Hammers out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Aston Villa. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Not won in the 10 most recent games. |
| West Ham Utd. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |