Premier League: Two squads in reasonably good shape get together for this match. Liverpool with a wee upper hand with their 1st position in the standings?
- Aston Villa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Liverpool have the most scored goals (87) in Premier League
Only a few days to rest for the hosts, as they performed in a Premier League fixture only three days ago. That game was an away game at Burnley, so at least Villa are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Aston Villa form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Aston Villa at their home stadium (Villa Park) is 6 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats.
A strong away win for Aston Villa against Burnley the last match, as Watkins, Buendía and Ings were on target. Midfield player Buendía got a match rating of 8.43 in that game, the max score being 10. Buendía scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and had 25 successful passes (of 28 total).
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Norwich City.The Aston Villa fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 26 goals in 16 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Villa have conceded 25 from these games.
Liverpool form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 11 wins, 4 draws and only 2 losses in the Premier League. In general it has been a productive period now for Liverpool as they haven't lost any of their last 15 games.
The Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Ramses Becker is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 324 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Two away games in a row for Liverpool, whose boss Klopp could celebrate last time after the Champions League win against Villarreal. Mané, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.13. Mané scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Newcastle United at their stadium, the result 1-0.With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Liverpool are regular goalscorers on their travels. It's not easy to score on Liverpool as they have only conceded 15 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The participants have faced each other previously this season, with the match result Liverpool - Aston Villa 1-0 logged in the official records. Statistics for the former ten meetings involving these two sides are: three wins for Aston Villa, zero draws and seven wins for Liverpool. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Salah Ghaly 22 goals |  D. Teixeira da Silva 15 goals |  S. Mané 14 goals |
Aston Villa missing players
Liverpool missing players
| Aston Villa | Liverpool | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 6 | 17 | 34 |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | 25 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 17 | 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 47 | 26 | 4 | Scored | S | 12 | 41 | 86 |
| 47 | 25 | 12 | Conceded | C | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 76% | 88% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 76% | 82% |
| 59% | 62% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 65% | 62% |
| 29% | 44% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 53% | 50% |
| 12% | 19% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 29% | 18% |
| 47% | 50% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 41% | 35% |
| 32% | 31% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 53% | 62% |
| 24% | 19% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 6% | 3% |
| 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 7.1 | 7.5 |
| 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| 2.3 | 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.1 | 12.6 | 11.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.8 | 16.8 | 18.8 |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.2 | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| 34% | 39% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 38% | 37% |
| 12.1 | 11.4 | 12.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 8.6 | 7.9 |
| 3.9 | 3.9 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
- 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.
- Liverpool have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Liverpool have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Liverpool have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Premier League
- Liverpool have the most clean sheets (21) in Premier League
- Liverpool have the most scored goals (41) away in Premier League
- Liverpool have the most scored goals (87) in Premier League
- Liverpool have the most scored goals in the first half (41) in Premier League
- Liverpool have the most scored goals in the second half (45) in Premier League
- Liverpool have the the best goal difference (+64) in Premier League
- Liverpool have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Liverpool haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Liverpool is in the best form (5-1-0) in Premier League
| 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 | 35 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 87 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 15 | 64 | 83 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 84 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 63 | 83 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 35 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 70 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 11 | 39 | 67 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 34 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 54 | 41 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 63 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 35 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 60 | 40 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 62 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 37 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 56 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 34 | 1 | 58 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 35 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 53 | 46 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 52 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 35 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 50 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 38 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 20 | -4 | 47 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 35 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 46 | 42 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 4 | 44 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 47 | 47 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 43 |
| 12 | Brentford | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 44 | 52 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 33 | -8 | 43 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 35 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 56 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 29 | -16 | 43 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 48 | 54 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 34 | -6 | 42 |
| 15 | Southampton | 36 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 41 | 61 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 39 | -20 | 40 |
| 16 | Burnley | 35 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 32 | 49 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 26 | -17 | 34 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 38 | 72 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 38 | -34 | 34 |
| 18 | Everton | 33 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 35 | 55 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 35 | -20 | 32 |
| 19 | Watford | 35 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 32 | 70 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 41 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 29 | -38 | 22 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 34 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 71 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 37 | -49 | 21 |
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