FootyMAD's Aston Villa match preview

Last updated : 21 November 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur fixture

Tottenham H. face a trip to Aston Villa at Villa Park on Monday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 66 games played, Spurs have recorded 21 wins, and Aston Villa have come away with 28 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2004, the Villans carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Sun 02 MayAston Villa1 - 0Tottenham H.PREM
2003/2004Sun 23 NovTottenham H.2 - 1Aston VillaPREM
2002/2003Sat 18 JanAston Villa0 - 1Tottenham H.PREM
2002/2003Sat 24 AugTottenham H.1 - 0Aston VillaPREM
2001/2002Sat 29 DecAston Villa1 - 1Tottenham H.PREM
2001/2002Sat 18 AugTottenham H.0 - 0Aston VillaPREM
2000/2001Sat 28 AprTottenham H.0 - 0Aston VillaPREM

Recent respective form guides

Aston Villa are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Villans, with 4 goals against.

Tottenham H.'s away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. Those games have seen the Spurs pummel 14 goals, and let in 6.

Aston Villa's 21 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Tottenham H. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 13 points from their 13 matches.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Aston Villa631210810
Tottenham H.620414156

FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Aston Villa is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Aston Villa Unbeaten in the last 7 home games.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Tottenham H. 7 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 11 outings ago.