In total; 23 rounds of fixtures are finished and Aston Villa are 12 points in front of Watford. Who will win?
- Aston Villa have the most matches over the total-line (12) in Premier League
- Watford have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Premier League
This has all the signs of an engrossing fixture with lots of fun and excitement as both participants are well renewed since they last saw competitive action. Get ready!
Aston Villa form and stats
The complete Premier League statistics playing at home this season for Aston Villa are 4-3-4 (wins-draws-losses). Aston Villa have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Villa are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Newcastle United. Attacking player Buendía outshone all the other players in that match and was awarded a match rating of 7.15 out of 10. Buendía hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 17 successful passes (of 21 total).
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Leeds United that ended 3-3.Aston Villa have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Villa Park with 20 goals in 11 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Villa defense is not exactly impregnable. 19 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Watford form and stats
There's been little loot from Watford's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 11 away games in the Premier League. Watford only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 2 draws. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Watford, who have now gone eleven games without a victory. The Manchester United game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.
Watford aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 362 league minutes without a goal. Pedro was the last player to find the net.
The manager Hodgson was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Vicarage Road. Watford suffered a 0-2 loss to Brighton & Hove Albion (placed 9th). Defender Femenía was the best team player with a rating of 7.44. Femenía hit two key passes and won 2 of 3 duels.
A 0-1 defeat away at West Ham United before that.After this away game Watford return home for a Premier League game against Crystal Palace. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The visiting Watford have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 12 goals from 11 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Watford have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have met each other previously this season, with the final score Watford - Villa 3-2 logged in the official records. Aston Villa-Watford H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Aston Villa two wins, Watford four wins, two draws. five of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  E. Dennis 8 goals |   J. Ramsey 5 goals |  O. Watkins 5 goals |
Aston Villa missing players
Watford missing players
| Aston Villa | Watford | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 31 | 20 | 9 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 23 |
| 36 | 19 | 4 | Conceded | C | 7 | 16 | 43 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 96% |
| 78% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 55% | 70% |
| 61% | 73% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 36% | 48% |
| 30% | 45% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 27% | 35% |
| 17% | 27% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 18% | 26% |
| 57% | 73% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 45% | 48% |
| 26% | 27% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 4% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 55% | 52% |
| 5 | 3.9 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.3 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.2 | 10.9 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 11 | 11.4 |
| 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 39% | 47% | 69% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 30% | 26% |
| 13.3 | 12.2 | 11.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.3 | 14.3 | 14.2 |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
- All of Aston Villa's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Aston Villa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Aston Villa have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Aston Villa have the most matches over the total-line (12) in Premier League
- Aston Villa have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Aston Villa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Watford have the fewest clean sheets (1) 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 | Manchester City | 25 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 61 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 47 | 63 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 61 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 42 | 54 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 48 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 30 | 47 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 41 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 40 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 39 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 37 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -1 | 36 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 23 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 33 |
| 10 | Southampton | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 27 | -7 | 29 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 23 | -5 | 27 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 17 | -5 | 27 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -3 | 26 |
| 14 | Brentford | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -14 | 24 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 29 | -19 | 23 |
| 16 | Everton | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -10 | 22 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -19 | 21 |
| 18 | Norwich City | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 25 | -36 | 17 |
| 19 | Watford | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | -20 | 15 |
| 20 | Burnley | 21 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -12 | 14 |
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