Everton face a trip to Aston Villa at Villa Park on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 97 games played, Toffees have recorded 26 wins, and Aston Villa have come away with 47 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2007, with Aston Villa running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Premier League match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2008/2009 | Sun 15 Feb | Everton | 3 - 1 | Aston Villa | FAC |
2008/2009 | Sun 07 Dec | Everton | 2 - 3 | Aston Villa | PREM |
2007/2008 | Sun 27 Apr | Everton | 2 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
2007/2008 | Sun 23 Sep | Aston Villa | 2 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
2006/2007 | Mon 02 Apr | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
2006/2007 | Sat 11 Nov | Everton | 0 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
2005/2006 | Sat 18 Mar | Everton | 4 - 1 | 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 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Everton's away form is none too clever either, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.
Aston Villa find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 52 points they have accumulated from 31 games. Everton find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 51 points they have accumulated from 31 games.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Aston Villa | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 1 |
Everton | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Toffees 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 4 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 9 most recent games. |
Everton | Not won in previous 6 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |