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Charlton face a trip to Aston Villa at Villa Park on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Addicks will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 13 and win only 4 of the 23 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2002, with Aston Villa running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | Charlton | 3 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 11 Sep | Aston Villa | 2 - 0 | Charlton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 21 Jan | Charlton | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 24 Oct | Aston Villa | 1 - 0 | Charlton | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 17 Apr | Charlton | 3 - 3 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Oct | Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | Charlton | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 08 May | Aston Villa | 3 - 4 | Charlton | 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.
Charlton have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Addicks's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Aston Villa are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 4 points from 5 matches. Charlton see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 5 points from their 5 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| Charlton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Villans, as the Addicks have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. |
| Charlton | Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |