Premier League duel: Close contest expected between Aston Villa and Everton

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Thu 13.May
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Villa Park (42682 seats)

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Premier League table so far. Here's the Aston Villa - Everton latest:

Insights:
  • Aston Villa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

Everton are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Aston Villa form and stats

6-3-8 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Aston Villa so far this season.

The Aston Villa fans got no joy from their last match, a Premier League game also here at Villa Park: A 1-3 defeat against Manchester United (placed 2nd). In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Everton.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Aston Villa have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won five, drawn two and lost five.

Villa are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Crystal Palace awaits in three days.

Villa have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Villa Park with 27 goals in 17 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 26 goals have been conceded.

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Everton form and stats

Everton have an excellent away record in the Premier League so far with 11-3-3 from 17 games. Everton love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

It's the second away game in a row for Everton, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus West Ham United (placed 5th) in the Premier League last time out. A loss against Aston Villa was the result prior to that, in a home game.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Everton playing away and similar expectations, we found three relevant matches. Results were two Everton wins, zero draws and one defeat.

A new game in only three days for Everton, the Premier League home match versus Sheffield United. Busy days.

The visiting Everton have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 23 goals from 17 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (15 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Everton - Aston Villa 1-2. Last ten meetings between the teams: Aston Villa won three, Everton won five and two draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

EvertonD. Calvert-Lewin
D. Calvert-Lewin
16 goals
VillaO. Watkins
O. Watkins
14 goals
Aston VillaA. El Ghazi
A. El Ghazi
8 goals

Aston Villa missing players

Everton missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Aston Villa Everton
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 5 17 34
14 6 2 Won W 5 11 16
6 3 1 Drew D 0 3 7
14 8 2 Lost L 0 3 11
49 27 4 Scored S 8 23 46
41 26 5 Conceded C 3 15 42
91% 88% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
71% 76% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 65% 71%
56% 65% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 35% 44%
21% 35% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 24%
9% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 12%
47% 53% 0% BTTS BTTS 60% 41% 53%
41% 35% 60% Clean Sheets C S 40% 47% 29%
21% 24% 60% Failed to Score F T 0% 18% 21%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 1.8 2.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.8 1.6
4 3 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
13.8 15.1 12.6 Shots (avg) S ( 9.6 9.7 10.4
5.1 5.4 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 3.7 3.8
28% 29% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 37% 36%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Aston Villa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 35 25 5 5 72 26 18 12 2 4 38 17 17 13 3 1 34 9 46 80
2 Manchester United 34 20 10 4 67 36 16 9 3 4 34 21 18 11 7 0 33 15 31 70
3 Chelsea 35 18 10 7 55 32 17 8 6 3 29 16 18 10 4 4 26 16 23 64
4 Leicester City 35 19 6 10 63 43 18 9 1 8 32 26 17 10 5 2 31 17 20 63
5 West Ham United 35 17 7 11 55 45 18 9 4 5 29 22 17 8 3 6 26 23 10 58
6 Liverpool 34 16 9 9 57 39 18 9 3 6 27 20 16 7 6 3 30 19 18 57
7 Tottenham Hotspur 35 16 8 11 61 41 17 9 3 5 32 18 18 7 5 6 29 23 20 56
8 Everton 34 16 7 11 46 42 17 5 4 8 23 27 17 11 3 3 23 15 4 55
9 Arsenal 35 15 7 13 49 38 18 7 4 7 22 21 17 8 3 6 27 17 11 52
10 Leeds United 35 15 5 15 53 53 18 7 5 6 25 20 17 8 0 9 28 33 0 50
11 Aston Villa 34 14 6 14 49 41 17 6 3 8 27 26 17 8 3 6 22 15 8 48
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 35 12 9 14 35 47 18 7 4 7 20 23 17 5 5 7 15 24 -12 45
13 Crystal Palace 34 11 8 15 36 56 17 5 5 7 16 27 17 6 3 8 20 29 -20 41
14 Newcastle United 35 10 9 16 40 58 17 5 5 7 22 29 18 5 4 9 18 29 -18 39
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 35 8 13 14 36 41 17 3 8 6 18 19 18 5 5 8 18 22 -5 37
16 Southampton 34 10 7 17 41 61 16 6 3 7 22 21 18 4 4 10 19 40 -20 37
17 Burnley 34 9 9 16 31 47 17 4 6 7 14 20 17 5 3 9 17 27 -16 36
18 Fulham 34 5 12 17 25 45 17 2 4 11 9 24 17 3 8 6 16 21 -20 27
19 West Bromwich Albion 35 5 11 19 32 68 17 3 6 8 13 34 18 2 5 11 19 34 -36 26
20 Sheffield United 35 5 2 28 18 62 18 4 1 13 11 27 17 1 1 15 7 35 -44 17

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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 Manchester City 35 25 5 5 72 26 18 12 2 4 38 17 17 13 3 1 34 9 46 80
2 Manchester United 34 20 10 4 67 36 16 9 3 4 34 21 18 11 7 0 33 15 31 70
3 Chelsea 35 18 10 7 55 32 17 8 6 3 29 16 18 10 4 4 26 16 23 64
4 Leicester City 35 19 6 10 63 43 18 9 1 8 32 26 17 10 5 2 31 17 20 63
5 West Ham United 35 17 7 11 55 45 18 9 4 5 29 22 17 8 3 6 26 23 10 58
6 Liverpool 34 16 9 9 57 39 18 9 3 6 27 20 16 7 6 3 30 19 18 57
7 Tottenham Hotspur 35 16 8 11 61 41 17 9 3 5 32 18 18 7 5 6 29 23 20 56
8 Everton 34 16 7 11 46 42 17 5 4 8 23 27 17 11 3 3 23 15 4 55
9 Arsenal 35 15 7 13 49 38 18 7 4 7 22 21 17 8 3 6 27 17 11 52
10 Leeds United 35 15 5 15 53 53 18 7 5 6 25 20 17 8 0 9 28 33 0 50
11 Aston Villa 34 14 6 14 49 41 17 6 3 8 27 26 17 8 3 6 22 15 8 48
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 35 12 9 14 35 47 18 7 4 7 20 23 17 5 5 7 15 24 -12 45
13 Crystal Palace 34 11 8 15 36 56 17 5 5 7 16 27 17 6 3 8 20 29 -20 41
14 Newcastle United 35 10 9 16 40 58 17 5 5 7 22 29 18 5 4 9 18 29 -18 39
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 35 8 13 14 36 41 17 3 8 6 18 19 18 5 5 8 18 22 -5 37
16 Southampton 34 10 7 17 41 61 16 6 3 7 22 21 18 4 4 10 19 40 -20 37
17 Burnley 34 9 9 16 31 47 17 4 6 7 14 20 17 5 3 9 17 27 -16 36
18 Fulham 34 5 12 17 25 45 17 2 4 11 9 24 17 3 8 6 16 21 -20 27
19 West Bromwich Albion 35 5 11 19 32 68 17 3 6 8 13 34 18 2 5 11 19 34 -36 26
20 Sheffield United 35 5 2 28 18 62 18 4 1 13 11 27 17 1 1 15 7 35 -44 17

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The English Premier League is the top level of the English football league pyramid. 20 teams play 38 fixtures each to see who tops the Premier League table. The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world. Seasons run from August to May with most games on Saturdays and Sundays.