Aston Villa and Leicester City have both delivered a "par" performance up to now, to use a golfing expression. Both teams reside in mid-table positions in the Premier League.
- Aston Villa have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Leicester City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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 Villa and Leicester City.
Aston Villa form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Aston Villa have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 7 games.
The Villa fans got no joy from their last match, a Premier League game also here at Villa Park: A 1-2 defeat against Manchester City (placed 2nd). Midfield player John McGinn got a match rating of 7.45 in that game, the max score being 10. McGinn hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Crystal Palace with a 2-1 scoreline.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 Villa have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won six, drawn one and lost four.
Villa have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Villa Park with 12 goals in 7 league matches. Villa have conceded 10 in these home matches.
Leicester City form and stats
Playing away, Leicester City have won 2 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the Premier League this season. Two points from the last two away games for Leicester City, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Southampton (placed 16th) in their previous outing. The Premier League match ended in a draw 2-2. James Maddison got a match rating of 7.61 in that game, top player of the team. Maddison scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
Before that, Leicester secured a home win against Watford with the score 4-2.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Leicester in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Leicester City, four draws and four defeats.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Leicester manager B. Rodgers as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Napoli.
Leicester has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 11 goals from 7 games. Leicester's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 13 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between these teams: Villa won three, Leicester City were winners in five and we saw two draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  J. Vardy 9 goals |   O. Watkins 4 goals |  J. McGinn 3 goals |
Aston Villa missing players
Leicester City missing players
| Aston Villa | Leicester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 22 |
| 23 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 64% | 57% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 86% | 71% |
| 29% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 43% | 43% |
| 21% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 57% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 71% |
| 29% | 43% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 5.1 | 4.1 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
| 5.6 | 5.6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 6.4 | 5.7 |
| 2.2 | 1.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.3 | 10.6 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 10.4 | 12.1 |
| 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 |
| 40% | 48% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 44% | 34% |
| 13.6 | 11.9 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 16.3 | 15.9 |
| 4.6 | 3.9 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | 5.4 |
- All of Aston Villa's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Leicester City's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Aston Villa have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Aston Villa have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Aston Villa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Leicester City have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Leicester City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Leicester City have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Leicester City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chelsea | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 27 | 33 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 32 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 31 | 31 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -2 | 23 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 21 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 19 |
| 8 | Leicester City | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -3 | 19 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 19 |
| 10 | Manchester United | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -1 | 18 |
| 11 | Brentford | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 16 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 16 |
| 14 | Everton | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 15 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 | Southampton | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 15 |
| 17 | Watford | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -7 | 13 |
| 18 | Burnley | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 10 |
| 19 | Norwich City | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | -20 | 10 |
| 20 | Newcastle United | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -14 | 7 |
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- Birmingham Mail - (local newspaper)
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- Leicester Mercury - (local newspaper)