Aston Villa hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 25 points and a 19th position in the Premier League table. Visiting Sheffield United holds 7th place with 43 pts.
Aston Villa form and stats
Aston Villa, who have the most conceded goals (56) in Premier League, have collected 17 points from their Premier League home games so far after 5-2-6. It's trouble wherever Aston Villa are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.
Stress levels are on the rise for Aston's attacking players as they have now played 217 minutes without scoring in a league game. B. Engels was their last goal scorer.
In their previous game, the manager D. Smith led his Aston to a defeat in the Premier League match away at Leicester City. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Villa Park. Preceding that match was a Carabao Cup defeat to Manchester City (1-2).
Aston Villa were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Chelsea are coming to town in four days.
Aston are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 13 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Aston Villa defense is not exactly impregnable. 24 goals conceded from 13 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Sheffield United form and stats
4-7-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sheffield United in their Premier League matches away.
Sheffield go into this game after a win, the home game against Norwich City that ended 1-0. Prior to that result Sheffield won their away game at Reading (after extra-time) in the FA Cup. The scoreline was 2-1.
Sheffield has another fixture away, a Premier League game, against Newcastle United in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Sheffield find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. Sheffield are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Sheffield United - Aston 2-0, played this season. Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Aston, three draws and three wins for Sheffield United. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Grealish 7 goals |  W. Moraes Ferreira da Silva 5 goals |   J. Fleck 5 goals |
Aston Villa missing players
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| Aston Villa | Sheffield United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 28 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 34 | 18 | 8 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 30 |
| 56 | 24 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 92% | 96% |
| 89% | 85% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 77% | 64% |
| 71% | 69% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 15% | 21% |
| 36% | 38% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 7% |
| 18% | 23% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 64% | 69% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 54% | 43% |
| 14% | 31% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 31% | 36% |
| 25% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 23% | 25% |
| 5.1 | 6.1 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.9 |
| 6.9 | 5.5 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.6 | 6.8 | 5.7 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 348 | 189 | 57 | Total Shots | T S | 42 | 109 | 281 |
| 115 | 52 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 35 | 91 |
| 30% | 35% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 37% | 33% |
- Aston Villa has the most conceded goals (56)
- Aston Villa has the most conceded goals in the second half (33)
- Sheffield United has the fewest matches over the total-line (6)
- Sheffield United has the most matches under the total-line (22)
- Sheffield United have won significantly less corners away then 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 | Liverpool | 29 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 45 | 82 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 28 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 68 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 19 | 37 | 57 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 58 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 13 | 30 | 53 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 51 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 48 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 45 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 41 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 43 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 43 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 7 | 41 |
| 9 | Arsenal | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 40 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 40 |
| 10 | Burnley | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -6 | 39 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -6 | 39 |
| 12 | Everton | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 46 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 31 | -9 | 37 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 35 |
| 14 | Southampton | 29 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 35 | 52 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 21 | -17 | 34 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 29 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -8 | 29 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 35 | 50 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -15 | 27 |
| 17 | Watford | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 27 | -17 | 27 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 26 | -18 | 27 |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 56 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 32 | -22 | 25 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 29 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 52 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 26 | -27 | 21 |
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