Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Aston Villa & Stoke City face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Carabao Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
The hosts Aston saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Premier League. That game was an away game at Fulham, so at least Aston Villa are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Aston Villa form and stats
Last season their Carabao Cup adventure ended in the final.The story so far in the Premier League for Aston Villa at their home stadium (Villa Park) is 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats. It’s been three wins in a row for Aston Villa here at Villa Park, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Jed Steer not having conceded a league goal in 185 minutes.
Aston enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Fulham's place. The match ended 3-0 with Tyrone Mings, Conor Hourihane and Jack Grealish scoring. In the game before, an away victory in the Carabao Cup match versus Bristol City with a 3-0 scoreline.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Aston's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played one game, won one match, drawn zero and lost zero.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League game versus Liverpool in only three days. This game is also played here at Villa Park.
At Villa Park, Aston Villa has the goal stats of 1-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Stoke City form and stats
Stoke City was sent out of Carabao Cup in the 3rd round last season.Four points from two away games for Stoke City, meaning one draw and one victory in the Championship so far. Total Carabao Cup statistics for Stoke City: 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
Stoke play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Preston North End. A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Gillingham.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Stoke City when being an outsider away as they are today, we find one match with the visitors losing zero times, drawing one and winning zero games.
A quick return to home after this game, as Stoke are hosting Birmingham City in the Championship only three days away.
1 goal so far away for Stoke City, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Aston won two, Stoke City won five and three draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Konsa Ngoyo 1 goals |  T. Mings 1 goals |  J. Grealish 1 goals |
Aston Villa missing players
Stoke City missing players
| Aston Villa | Stoke City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 29 | 14 | Scored | S | 13 | 31 | ||
| 35 | 19 | Conceded | C | 16 | 25 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 60% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 36% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 277 | 137 | Total Shots | T S | 110 | 241 | ||
| 87 | 43 | Shots on Target | S O | 31 | 76 | ||
| 32% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leicester City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Everton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Leeds United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | West Ham United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Manchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 3 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
| 18 | Burnley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 19 | Sheffield United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| 20 | Fulham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -7 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bristol City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Reading | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | AFC Bournemouth | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Watford | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Millwall | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Brentford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Coventry City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Norwich City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Stoke City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| 16 | Cardiff City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 19 | Preston North End | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 20 | Barnsley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| 22 | Derby County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -7 | 0 |
| 23 | Wycombe Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -8 | 0 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -8 |
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