FM Preview: Aston Villa v Queens Park Rangers 01 Feb 2012

Last updated : 31 January 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Aston Villa v Queens Park Rangers fixture

Queens Park Rangers pack their bags to visit Aston Villa at Villa Park on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rangers 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 previous match played between the two at Villa Park was more than three years back, in September 2008, with Queens Park Rangers inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Villans in a League Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sun 25 Sep Q.P.R. 1 - 1 Aston Villa Premier League
2008/2009 Wed 24 Sep Aston Villa 0 - 1 Q.P.R. League Cup
2004/2005 Wed 22 Sep Aston Villa 3 - 1 Q.P.R. League Cup
1995/1996 Sat 09 Mar Aston Villa 4 - 2 Q.P.R. Premiership
1995/1996 Sat 23 Dec Q.P.R. 1 - 0 Aston Villa Premiership
1995/1996 Wed 29 Nov Aston Villa 1 - 0 Q.P.R. League Cup
1994/1995 Sat 14 Jan Aston Villa 2 - 1 Q.P.R. Premiership

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Recent respective form guides

Aston Villa's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Villans have scored 5, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Queens Park Rangers is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Rangers have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Aston Villa see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 27 points from their 22 games played so far,

Queens Park Rangers are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 20 points from 22 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Aston Villa 6 3 1 2 12 10 10
Queens Park Rangers 6 2 1 3 6 6 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Villans, as the Rangers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Aston Villa Failed to win in previous 5 home matches.
Queens Park Rangers Not won in previous 6 away matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.

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