FM Preview: Arsenal v Aston Villa 23 Feb 2013

History of the Arsenal v Aston Villa fixture

Arsenal prepare to entertain Aston Villa at Ashburton Grove on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Gunners are clearly on top, winning 52.33% of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ashburton Grove was less than a year ago, in March 2012, with Arsenal running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

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Recent respective form guides

Arsenal have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Gunners in those games, with 6 conceded.

The away form of Aston Villa is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Villans have hit 9 goals, 20 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Arsenal's total of 44 points from their 26 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.

Aston Villa are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 24 points from 26 matches.

Current overall team form

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but we think that Gunners's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Aston Villa. Home Win

Sequence statistics

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