The Premier League league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Aston Villa and Liverpool are placed 4th and 2nd respectively.
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.
Aston Villa form and stats
Aston Villa have only played one Premier League game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 7 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats from 19 matches.
Aston are confident in defense, having played 185 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
The Aston Villa crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Stoke City here at Villa Park in a Carabao Cup match. In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Fulham.
Early season league goal statistics from Aston Villa's 1 home game: 1 goal, 0 conceded.
Liverpool form and stats
Only one away game in the Premier League so far for Liverpool and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 14 victories, 2 draws and 3 losses from 19 travels.
Liverpool delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Arsenal (after extra-time, 4-5 on penalties) (placed 5th) in their previous match; a Carabao Cup game. Before that, Liverpool secured a home win against Arsenal with the score 3-1.
Liverpool have the goal stats of 2-0 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Aston Villa three wins, one draw and Liverpool six victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Aston Villa missing players
Liverpool missing players
| Aston Villa | Liverpool | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 17 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 16 | 60 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 5 | 20 |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 40% | 45% |
| Aston Villa | Last season | Liverpool | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Won | W | 14 | 32 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 21 | 9 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | ||
| 41 | 22 | Scored | S | 33 | 85 | ||
| 67 | 30 | Conceded | C | 17 | 33 | ||
| 95% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 97% | ||
| 84% | 74% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 87% | ||
| 58% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 68% | 68% | ||
| 26% | 26% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 34% | ||
| 13% | 16% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | ||
| 58% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 55% | ||
| 18% | 37% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 39% | ||
| 29% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 16% | 8% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 463 | 251 | Total Shots | T S | 271 | 585 | ||
| 152 | 77 | Shots on Target | S O | 101 | 230 | ||
| 27% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 37% | ||
| 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 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 38 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 85 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 52 | 99 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 102 | 35 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 45 | 22 | 67 | 81 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 66 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 30 | 66 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 69 | 54 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 38 | 15 | 66 |
| 5 | Leicester City | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 67 | 41 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 24 | 26 | 62 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 61 | 47 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 14 | 59 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 51 | 40 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 59 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 56 | 48 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 56 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 54 |
| 10 | Burnley | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 50 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 27 | -7 | 54 |
| 11 | Southampton | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 60 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 25 | -9 | 52 |
| 12 | Everton | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 56 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 35 | -12 | 49 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 58 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 37 | -20 | 44 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 50 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 30 | -19 | 43 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 39 | 54 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 27 | -15 | 41 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 49 | 62 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 29 | -13 | 39 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 41 | 67 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 37 | -26 | 35 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 40 | 65 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 35 | -25 | 34 |
| 19 | Watford | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 64 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 37 | -28 | 34 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 38 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 75 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 38 | -49 | 21 |
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