Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Manchester United & Aston Villa face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Carabao Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for United and Aston Villa.
Manchester United form and stats
Manchester United participated in Carabao Cup the last season, where they reached the 3rd round.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Old Trafford as Manchester United have scored 9 goals to get 13 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 4-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
In their previous game, the manager ten Hag led his Manchester United to a defeat away at Aston Villa. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Old Trafford. Midfielder Eriksen was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.15 (out of ten) in that game. Eriksen hit one key pass and had 64 successful passes (of 73 total).
In the game before, a strong away win at Real Sociedad. A Europa League game.
The manager ten Hag will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Fulham in only three days.
The United fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 6 league matches. Manchester United have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Aston Villa form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Bolton Wanderers in order to reach 3rd round of Carabao Cup. Villa was sent out of Carabao Cup in the 3rd round last season.Aston Villa have only collected 2 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 0-2-5 (7 played).
Aston Villa are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the fixture against Manchester United. Midfielder Ramsey was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.32. Ramsey scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.
Preceding that game, the 0-4 loss visiting Newcastle United's place.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Premier League trip to Brighton & Hove Albion.
Goals are few and far between in Villa's away league games. Only {3 goals} from 7 travels. The Aston Villa manager Etxegoien has some worries about the defense as 15 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Manchester United victories, three draws and three Aston Villa wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Rashford 4 goals |  A. dos Santos 3 goals |   D. Ings 3 goals |
Manchester United missing players
Aston Villa missing players
| Manchester United | Aston Villa | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 42 | 23 | Scored | S | 20 | 36 | ||
| 28 | 9 | Conceded | C | 23 | 33 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 24% | ||
| 4.5 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.7 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.9 | ||
| 2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 14.2 | 15.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 11.1 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.6 | ||
| 33% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 31% | ||
| 10.2 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 11.4 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 34 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 32 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 27 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 23 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 21 |
| 7 | Chelsea | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 21 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 19 |
| 9 | Fulham | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 19 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 19 |
| 11 | Brentford | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | -3 | 16 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 15 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -7 | 15 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -2 | 14 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 | Everton | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 | AFC Bournemouth | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 24 | -17 | 13 |
| 18 | Southampton | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -12 | 12 |
| 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -14 | 10 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 19 | -20 | 10 |
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