This match features two teams living in the basement of the Premier League, Aston Villa holding 17th place and Southampton lying 18th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
The hosts Aston Villa saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Carabao Cup. This match was also played here at Villa Park. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Southampton have had more rest.
Aston Villa form and stats
Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Aston Villa are 3-2-3 (wins-draw-losses). With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Aston Villa to get some points in this home game.
The Aston Villa supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Liverpool in Carabao Cup and win 5-0. Heartbreak before that as Aston Villa lost 0-2 at Sheffield United's place.
As mentioned above, Aston Villa "killed" Liverpool in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
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 ten matches with the results: Won 2 Drawn 4 Lost 4.
The Aston Villa fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 8 matches. 11 goals have been conceded.
Southampton form and stats
Southampton, who have the most conceded goals (36) in Premier League, have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 2-2-4 (8 played).
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier League home defeat versus West Ham United with 0-1 on the scoreboard. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Newcastle United wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Southampton playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were 3 Southampton wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
Southampton find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 9 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Southampton have conceded 12 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Aston Villa-Southampton H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Aston Villa 1 win, Southampton 5 wins, 3 draws. 5 of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
 
D. Ings
9 goals
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J. Grealish
4 goals
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Wesley
4 goals
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Aston Villa missing players
Southampton missing players
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| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 0 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 18 |
| 30 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 12 | 36 |
| 94% | 88% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 88% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 88% | 88% |
| 71% | 62% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 62% | 71% |
| 35% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 24% |
| 18% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 65% | 62% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 62% | 71% |
| 18% | 38% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 24% | 12% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 18% |
| 5 | 5.9 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.9 | 5 |
| 7.6 | 5.5 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6.9 | 6.4 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 214 | 114 | 38 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 105 | 209 |
| 75 | 34 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 38 | 70 |
| 31% | 32% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 26% |
- Aston Villa has the most conceded goals in the second half (22)
- Aston Villa has the most dropped points from leading position (13)
- Southampton has the most conceded goals (36)
- Southampton 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 | Liverpool | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 28 | 49 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 29 | 39 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 28 | 35 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 29 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 26 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 25 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 25 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 23 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 22 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -7 | 22 |
| 12 | Burnley | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 21 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 20 |
| 14 | AFC Bournemouth | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 19 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -9 | 19 |
| 16 | Everton | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 18 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 15 |
| 18 | Southampton | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -18 | 15 |
| 19 | Norwich City | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -17 | 12 |
| 20 | Watford | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -23 | 9 |
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