AFC Bournemouth fearless before departure for Aston Villa clash Sports bettors believe Aston Villa will beat AFC Bournemouth at Bodymoor Heath Training Ground

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sat 18.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bodymoor Heath Training Ground (1000 seats)

The home supporters anticipate a victory in this fixture, and the home advantage could mean an extra goal versus a stumbling visitor. Aston Villa are in 11th place while the guesting AFC Bournemouth stress at 18th.

Insights:
  • Aston Villa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • AFC Bournemouth have the most conceded goals (51) in Premier League

Both teams have had time to rest since their previous competitive action. Let's agree to expect an enthusiastic game!

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Aston Villa form and stats

Overall Premier League statistics at home this season for Aston Villa are 6-2-5 (wins-draws-losses).

Villa drew their last game, 1-1 away at West Ham United (placed 17th). The attacking player Watkins was declared "man of the match" for Aston Villa with the rating of 8.04/10. Watkins scored one goal and hit one key pass.

Ahead of that match, Aston Villa won a home game hosting Crystal Palace (1-0).

The Villa fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 13 league matches. Aston Villa's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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AFC Bournemouth form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for AFC Bournemouth so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-9 (win-draw-lose).

AFC Bournemouth go into this game after a win, the home game against Liverpool that ended 1-0. Goalkeeper Neto got the top player rating of the team with 7.93/10. Neto topped it up with a clean sheet.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Arsenal wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Bournemouth as they have only managed to score 12 times from 13 away games in the league. The opposition has been scoring high and low on AFC Bournemouth's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 35 goals in 13 travels. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The 4 latest fixtures featuring these sides have all finished as AFC Bournemouth victories. More of the same or streak broken?

The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams meet on the pitch this campaign, as the records show this recent fixture: AFC Bournemouth - Aston Villa 2-0.

Top Goalscorers

VillaO. Watkins
O. Watkins
9 goals
AFC BournemouthP. Billing
P. Billing
6 goals
Aston VillaE. Buendía
E. Buendía
4 goals

Aston Villa missing players

AFC Bournemouth missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Aston Villa AFC Bournemouth
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 5 Played P 5 13 26
10 6 3 Won W 1 2 6
5 2 0 Drew D 1 2 6
11 5 2 Lost L 3 9 14
32 20 7 Scored S 3 12 25
39 19 7 Conceded C 7 35 51
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
81% 77% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 85% 77%
50% 54% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 54% 46%
31% 38% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 46% 31%
8% 15% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 31% 23%
54% 62% 60% BTTS BTTS 20% 38% 38%
27% 23% 20% Clean Sheets C S 20% 8% 23%
23% 15% 20% Failed to Score F T 60% 54% 46%
 
3.8 4.2 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.4 3.1 3.6
5.7 5.4 5.4 Corners against (avg) C A 7 8.2 7.3
2 1.7 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.6 1.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11 11.6 13.4 Shots (avg) S ( 8.6 6.9 8
3.9 4.5 4.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.2 3.2
31% 34% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 29% 30%
 
12 11.1 11.2 Shots against (avg) S A 16.2 18.2 16.7
4.6 3.8 3.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 6 5.3
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • AFC Bournemouth have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • AFC Bournemouth have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • AFC Bournemouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • AFC Bournemouth have the most conceded goals (35) away in Premier League
  • AFC Bournemouth have the most conceded goals (51) in Premier League
  • AFC Bournemouth have the most conceded goals in the first half (27) in Premier League
  • AFC Bournemouth haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Aston Villa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Aston Villa haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 27 21 3 3 62 25 13 10 2 1 34 16 14 11 1 2 28 9 37 66
2 Manchester City 27 19 4 4 67 25 13 11 1 1 43 13 14 8 3 3 24 12 42 61
3 Manchester United 26 15 5 6 41 35 13 9 3 1 24 8 13 6 2 5 17 27 6 50
4 Tottenham Hotspur 27 15 3 9 49 37 14 10 0 4 29 16 13 5 3 5 20 21 12 48
5 Newcastle United 25 11 11 3 37 18 13 7 5 1 21 9 12 4 6 2 16 9 19 44
6 Liverpool 26 12 6 8 47 29 13 9 3 1 34 9 13 3 3 7 13 20 18 42
7 Brighton & Hove Albion 24 11 6 7 45 31 12 6 2 4 21 11 12 5 4 3 24 20 14 39
8 Fulham 27 11 6 10 38 37 14 6 4 4 21 20 13 5 2 6 17 17 1 39
9 Brentford 25 9 11 5 40 33 13 7 5 1 27 13 12 2 6 4 13 20 7 38
10 Chelsea 26 10 7 9 27 26 12 6 3 3 14 8 14 4 4 6 13 18 1 37
11 Aston Villa 26 10 5 11 32 39 13 6 2 5 20 19 13 4 3 6 12 20 -7 35
12 Crystal Palace 26 6 9 11 21 33 14 4 5 5 12 18 12 2 4 6 9 15 -12 27
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 27 7 6 14 20 37 13 5 2 6 10 15 14 2 4 8 10 22 -17 27
14 Nottingham Forest 26 6 8 12 21 47 13 5 5 3 17 15 13 1 3 9 4 32 -26 26
15 Everton 27 6 7 14 20 38 14 5 2 7 12 16 13 1 5 7 8 22 -18 25
16 Leicester City 26 7 3 16 37 46 13 3 3 7 16 17 13 4 0 9 21 29 -9 24
17 West Ham United 26 6 6 14 24 34 13 5 3 5 17 14 13 1 3 9 7 20 -10 24
18 AFC Bournemouth 26 6 6 14 25 51 13 4 4 5 13 16 13 2 2 9 12 35 -26 24
19 Leeds United 26 5 8 13 31 42 13 4 5 4 18 18 13 1 3 9 13 24 -11 23
20 Southampton 26 6 4 16 20 41 12 2 3 7 11 19 14 4 1 9 9 22 -21 22

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  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 27 21 3 3 62 25 13 10 2 1 34 16 14 11 1 2 28 9 37 66
2 Manchester City 27 19 4 4 67 25 13 11 1 1 43 13 14 8 3 3 24 12 42 61
3 Manchester United 26 15 5 6 41 35 13 9 3 1 24 8 13 6 2 5 17 27 6 50
4 Tottenham Hotspur 27 15 3 9 49 37 14 10 0 4 29 16 13 5 3 5 20 21 12 48
5 Newcastle United 25 11 11 3 37 18 13 7 5 1 21 9 12 4 6 2 16 9 19 44
6 Liverpool 26 12 6 8 47 29 13 9 3 1 34 9 13 3 3 7 13 20 18 42
7 Brighton & Hove Albion 24 11 6 7 45 31 12 6 2 4 21 11 12 5 4 3 24 20 14 39
8 Fulham 27 11 6 10 38 37 14 6 4 4 21 20 13 5 2 6 17 17 1 39
9 Brentford 25 9 11 5 40 33 13 7 5 1 27 13 12 2 6 4 13 20 7 38
10 Chelsea 26 10 7 9 27 26 12 6 3 3 14 8 14 4 4 6 13 18 1 37
11 Aston Villa 26 10 5 11 32 39 13 6 2 5 20 19 13 4 3 6 12 20 -7 35
12 Crystal Palace 26 6 9 11 21 33 14 4 5 5 12 18 12 2 4 6 9 15 -12 27
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 27 7 6 14 20 37 13 5 2 6 10 15 14 2 4 8 10 22 -17 27
14 Nottingham Forest 26 6 8 12 21 47 13 5 5 3 17 15 13 1 3 9 4 32 -26 26
15 Everton 27 6 7 14 20 38 14 5 2 7 12 16 13 1 5 7 8 22 -18 25
16 Leicester City 26 7 3 16 37 46 13 3 3 7 16 17 13 4 0 9 21 29 -9 24
17 West Ham United 26 6 6 14 24 34 13 5 3 5 17 14 13 1 3 9 7 20 -10 24
18 AFC Bournemouth 26 6 6 14 25 51 13 4 4 5 13 16 13 2 2 9 12 35 -26 24
19 Leeds United 26 5 8 13 31 42 13 4 5 4 18 18 13 1 3 9 13 24 -11 23
20 Southampton 26 6 4 16 20 41 12 2 3 7 11 19 14 4 1 9 9 22 -21 22

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