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Newcastle Utd. face a trip to Aston Villa at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Magpies 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 less than a year ago, in February 2006, with Newcastle Utd. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Villans in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Feb | Aston Villa | 1 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 03 Dec | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 3 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 28 Aug | Aston Villa | 4 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 18 Apr | Aston Villa | 0 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 21 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the Villans score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
The Magpies have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Magpies's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Aston Villa find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 4 points they have accumulated from 2 games. Newcastle Utd.'s 3 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Newcastle Utd. are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Aston Villa. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | 5 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Newcastle Utd. | Undefeated in last 4 away games. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |