Premier League preview: Can Aston Villa edge out victory against West Bromwich Albion?

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sun 25.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Villa Park (42682 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Aston Villa are in the 11th position while the guesting West Bromwich Albion worry at 19th.

Insights:
  • Aston Villa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • West Bromwich Albion have the most conceded goals (62) in Premier League

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Villa and West Bromwich Albion.

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Aston Villa form and stats

Aston Villa have played 15 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-2-7 (wins-draws-losses).

The Villa crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Manchester City here at Villa Park in a Premier League match. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Liverpool.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Villa handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, one draw and two defeats.

Villa have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Villa Park with 24 goals in 15 league matches. Villa's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 21 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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West Bromwich Albion form and stats

West Bromwich Albion, who have the most conceded goals (62) in Premier League, have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 2-4-10 (16 played).

It might be tough going out on the road again for WBA, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-3 versus Leicester City (placed 3rd). That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Southampton.

WBA lost heavily in their last match (against Leicester City as mentioned above) and the damage happened in the first half. Something did not go right in the pre-game preparations.

West Bromwich Albion are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, two draws and five defeats. From a total of seven matches.

The visiting WBA have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 16 games. As for defending, WBA rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 29 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Villa and West Bromwich Albion have met before this season: West Bromwich Albion - Aston Villa 0-3. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Aston Villa, two draws and four wins for West Bromwich Albion. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

Aston VillaO. Watkins
O. Watkins
13 goals
West Bromwich AlbionM. Costa Pereira
M. Costa Pereira
8 goals
Aston VillaJ. Grealish
J. Grealish
6 goals

Aston Villa missing players

West Bromwich Albion missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Aston Villa West Bromwich Albion
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 15 6 Played P 4 16 32
13 6 3 Won W 1 2 5
5 2 1 Drew D 1 4 9
13 7 2 Lost L 2 10 18
44 24 10 Scored S 6 16 28
35 21 7 Conceded C 9 29 62
90% 87% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 91%
68% 73% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 81% 72%
52% 60% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 44% 50%
16% 27% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 19% 28%
10% 13% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 19% 22%
42% 47% 50% BTTS BTTS 75% 56% 41%
45% 40% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 6% 19%
23% 27% 17% Failed to Score F T 25% 44% 50%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 1.8 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1.2 1.3
3 2 0 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
13.4 14.6 18.3 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 8.6 8.6
4.8 5 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.7 2.8
30% 32% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 37% 32%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Aston Villa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • West Bromwich Albion have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • West Bromwich Albion have the most conceded goals (62) 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 33 24 5 4 69 24 17 12 2 3 37 15 16 12 3 1 32 9 45 77
2 Manchester United 32 19 9 4 64 35 16 9 3 4 34 21 16 10 6 0 30 14 29 66
3 Leicester City 32 18 5 9 58 37 16 8 1 7 28 21 16 10 4 2 30 16 21 59
4 Chelsea 32 15 10 7 50 31 16 7 6 3 27 16 16 8 4 4 23 15 19 55
5 West Ham United 32 16 7 9 53 42 16 9 4 3 29 20 16 7 3 6 24 22 11 55
6 Tottenham Hotspur 33 15 8 10 56 38 16 8 3 5 28 18 17 7 5 5 28 20 18 53
7 Liverpool 32 15 8 9 54 38 16 8 2 6 24 19 16 7 6 3 30 19 16 53
8 Everton 31 14 7 10 43 40 16 5 4 7 22 25 15 9 3 3 21 15 3 49
9 Arsenal 32 13 7 12 44 36 16 6 4 6 19 19 16 7 3 6 25 17 8 46
10 Leeds United 32 14 4 14 50 50 16 6 4 6 22 19 16 8 0 8 28 31 0 46
11 Aston Villa 31 13 5 13 44 35 15 6 2 7 24 21 16 7 3 6 20 14 9 44
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 32 11 8 13 32 41 16 6 4 6 18 18 16 5 4 7 14 23 -9 41
13 Crystal Palace 31 10 8 13 33 52 16 5 5 6 16 25 15 5 3 7 17 27 -19 38
14 Southampton 32 10 6 16 40 58 15 6 2 7 21 20 17 4 4 9 19 38 -18 36
15 Newcastle United 32 9 8 15 35 53 16 5 5 6 22 27 16 4 3 9 13 26 -18 35
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 32 7 13 12 33 38 16 2 8 6 16 19 16 5 5 6 17 19 -5 34
17 Burnley 32 8 9 15 26 45 16 4 6 6 13 18 16 4 3 9 13 27 -19 33
18 Fulham 33 5 12 16 25 43 17 2 4 11 9 24 16 3 8 5 16 19 -18 27
19 West Bromwich Albion 32 5 9 18 28 62 16 3 5 8 12 33 16 2 4 10 16 29 -34 24
20 Sheffield United 32 4 2 26 17 56 16 3 1 12 10 25 16 1 1 14 7 31 -39 14

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  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 33 24 5 4 69 24 17 12 2 3 37 15 16 12 3 1 32 9 45 77
2 Manchester United 32 19 9 4 64 35 16 9 3 4 34 21 16 10 6 0 30 14 29 66
3 Leicester City 32 18 5 9 58 37 16 8 1 7 28 21 16 10 4 2 30 16 21 59
4 Chelsea 32 15 10 7 50 31 16 7 6 3 27 16 16 8 4 4 23 15 19 55
5 West Ham United 32 16 7 9 53 42 16 9 4 3 29 20 16 7 3 6 24 22 11 55
6 Tottenham Hotspur 33 15 8 10 56 38 16 8 3 5 28 18 17 7 5 5 28 20 18 53
7 Liverpool 32 15 8 9 54 38 16 8 2 6 24 19 16 7 6 3 30 19 16 53
8 Everton 31 14 7 10 43 40 16 5 4 7 22 25 15 9 3 3 21 15 3 49
9 Arsenal 32 13 7 12 44 36 16 6 4 6 19 19 16 7 3 6 25 17 8 46
10 Leeds United 32 14 4 14 50 50 16 6 4 6 22 19 16 8 0 8 28 31 0 46
11 Aston Villa 31 13 5 13 44 35 15 6 2 7 24 21 16 7 3 6 20 14 9 44
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 32 11 8 13 32 41 16 6 4 6 18 18 16 5 4 7 14 23 -9 41
13 Crystal Palace 31 10 8 13 33 52 16 5 5 6 16 25 15 5 3 7 17 27 -19 38
14 Southampton 32 10 6 16 40 58 15 6 2 7 21 20 17 4 4 9 19 38 -18 36
15 Newcastle United 32 9 8 15 35 53 16 5 5 6 22 27 16 4 3 9 13 26 -18 35
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 32 7 13 12 33 38 16 2 8 6 16 19 16 5 5 6 17 19 -5 34
17 Burnley 32 8 9 15 26 45 16 4 6 6 13 18 16 4 3 9 13 27 -19 33
18 Fulham 33 5 12 16 25 43 17 2 4 11 9 24 16 3 8 5 16 19 -18 27
19 West Bromwich Albion 32 5 9 18 28 62 16 3 5 8 12 33 16 2 4 10 16 29 -34 24
20 Sheffield United 32 4 2 26 17 56 16 3 1 12 10 25 16 1 1 14 7 31 -39 14

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