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Fulham face a trip to Aston Villa at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Cottagers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 13 and win only 5 of the 23 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2003, with Aston Villa running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Wed 11 Feb | Fulham | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 28 Dec | Aston Villa | 3 - 0 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Feb | Fulham | 2 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Aston Villa | 3 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Feb | Fulham | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 14 Oct | Aston Villa | 2 - 0 | Fulham | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 23 Jan | Aston Villa | 0 - 2 | Fulham | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Villans in those games, with 6 conceded.
Fulham have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Cottagers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.
Aston Villa see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 11 points from their 9 games played so far, Fulham are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 8 points from 9 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Fulham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An indifferent set of results for Fulham on the road, and I believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the Cottagers. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Fulham | An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |