|
Southampton prepare to entertain Aston Villa at St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 32 games played, Saints have recorded 14 wins, and Aston Villa have come away with 7 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Marys was less than a year ago, in May 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 14 Aug | Aston Villa | 2 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 May | Southampton | 1-1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | Aston Villa | 1 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | Southampton | 2 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 21 Oct | Aston Villa | 0 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 27 Apr | Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 24 Sep | Southampton | 1 - 3 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. While Saints have scored 7, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Aston Villa's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Villans's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 27 points from their 32 games thus far. Aston Villa's 42 points from 32 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at St. Marys for the Saints and the Madmen are unable to see past Aston Villa claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Aston Villa | 4 games since last away draw. |