Aston Villa vs West Ham United pre-match guide

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sun 28.August
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Villa Park (42682 seats)

Aston Villa are ready to contest West Ham United in this Premier League match. All you should know about the game is found here!

Insights:
  • West Ham United have the fewest scored goals (0) in Premier League

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Europa Conference League. That game, against Viborg, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for West Ham United.

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Aston Villa form and stats

The hosts won their first Premier League game here at Villa Park, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Aston Villa last season were 6 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses from 19 games.

Villa are returning here after guesting Bolton Wanderers in a Carabao Cup game and winning with a 4-1 scoreline. The forward Ings was named "man of the match" for Aston Villa with the rating of 8.8/10. Ings scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, served one assist and hit one key pass.

A Premier League defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Crystal Palace.

This is expected to be a close game, with Aston Villa perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Aston Villa as a small favourite), we find 9 games. Aston Villa has won 4 of these, drawn 2 and lost 3.

Villa are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Arsenal awaits in three days.

Early season league goal statistics from Aston Villa's 1 home game: 2 goals, 1 conceded.

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West Ham United form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the Premier League ended in defeat. Last season West Ham United had these away match statistics: Played 19; won 7, drew 3 and lost 9.

West Ham United aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 320 league minutes without a goal. Antonio was the last player to find the net.

Two away games in a row for West Ham, whose coach Moyes could celebrate last time after the Europa Conference League win against Viborg. Midfielder Souček was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.81. Souček scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and had 35 successful passes (of 41 total).

A loss against Brighton & Hove Albion was the result prior to that, in a Premier League home game.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with West Ham United playing away and similar expectations, we found 5 relevant matches. Results were 3 West Ham United wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as West Ham United are hosting Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League only three days away.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, West Ham United has managed 0 goals and let in 1 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

West Ham United have been victorious in every one of the 4 latest matches against this team. Can they do it again?

Top Goalscorers

Aston VillaE. Buendía
E. Buendía
1 goals
VillaO. Watkins
O. Watkins
1 goals
Aston VillaD. Ings
D. Ings
1 goals

Aston Villa missing players

West Ham United missing players

Aston Villa West Ham United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 1 1 Played P 1 1 3
1 1 1 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 0 0 Lost L 1 1 3
3 2 2 Scored S 0 0 0
6 1 1 Conceded C 1 1 5
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 67%
67% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 100%
 
4 5 5 Corners for (avg) C F 7 7 4.3
5.7 8 8 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6 4.7
2.7 4 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.7 12 12 Shots (avg) S ( 19 19 12.3
3 4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 5 3
33% 50% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
12.7 15 15 Shots against (avg) S A 13 13 12.7
5.7 4 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 6 3.3
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • West Ham United have the fewest scored goals (0) in Premier League
  • West Ham United is in the worst form (0-0-3)
Aston Villa Last season West Ham United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
13 6   Won W   7 16
6 5   Drew D   3 8
19 8   Lost L   9 14
52 29   Scored S   27 60
54 29   Conceded C   25 51
97% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 95%
79% 89%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   63% 74%
58% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 58%
29% 37%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   42% 39%
13% 16%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   21% 24%
53% 58%   BTTS BTTS   47% 63%
29% 26%   Clean Sheets C S   21% 21%
21% 16%   Failed to Score F T   42% 21%
 
5.2 4.7   Corners for (avg) C F   5 5.3
5.8 5.5   Corners against (avg) C A   5.5 5.3
2.1 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.3 1.3
2 2   Red cards R C   3 3
 
12.2 13.1   Shots (avg) S (   11.2 12
4.2 4.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.9 4.2
33% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   36% 38%
 
12.6 11.8   Shots against (avg) S A   16.1 14.4
4 4.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.4 4.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Arsenal 3 3 0 0 9 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 7 9
2 Manchester City 3 2 1 0 9 3 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 5 3 6 7
3 Leeds United 3 2 1 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 4 7
4 Tottenham Hotspur 3 2 1 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 4 7
5 Brighton & Hove Albion 3 2 1 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 7
6 Newcastle United 3 1 2 0 5 3 2 1 1 0 5 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5
7 Fulham 3 1 2 0 5 4 2 1 1 0 5 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
8 Brentford 3 1 1 1 8 5 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 1 4 5 3 4
9 Crystal Palace 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
10 Nottingham Forest 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 -1 4
11 Southampton 3 1 1 1 5 7 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 3 5 -2 4
12 Chelsea 3 1 1 1 3 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 3 -2 4
13 Aston Villa 3 1 0 2 3 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 5 -3 3
14 Manchester United 3 1 0 2 3 7 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 3
15 AFC Bournemouth 3 1 0 2 2 7 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 -5 3
16 Liverpool 3 0 2 1 4 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 2
17 Everton 3 0 1 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 1
18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 0 1 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 1
19 Leicester City 3 0 1 2 5 8 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 -3 1
20 West Ham United 3 0 0 3 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 -5 0
Last season 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 38 29 6 3 99 26 19 15 2 2 58 15 19 14 4 1 41 11 73 93
2 Liverpool 38 28 8 2 94 26 19 15 4 0 49 9 19 13 4 2 45 17 68 92
3 Chelsea 38 21 11 6 76 33 19 9 7 3 37 22 19 12 4 3 39 11 43 74
4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 22 5 11 69 40 19 13 1 5 38 19 19 9 4 6 31 21 29 71
5 Arsenal 38 22 3 13 61 48 19 13 2 4 35 17 19 9 1 9 26 31 13 69
6 Manchester United 38 16 10 12 57 57 19 10 5 4 32 22 19 6 5 8 25 35 0 58
7 West Ham United 38 16 8 14 60 51 19 9 5 5 33 26 19 7 3 9 27 25 9 56
8 Leicester City 38 14 10 14 62 59 19 10 4 5 34 23 19 4 6 9 28 36 3 52
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 12 15 11 42 44 19 5 7 7 19 23 19 7 8 4 23 21 -2 51
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 15 6 17 38 43 19 7 3 9 20 25 19 8 3 8 18 18 -5 51
11 Newcastle United 38 13 10 15 44 62 19 8 6 5 26 27 19 5 4 10 18 35 -18 49
12 Crystal Palace 38 11 15 12 50 46 19 7 8 4 27 17 19 4 7 8 23 29 4 48
13 Brentford 38 13 7 18 48 56 19 7 3 9 22 21 19 6 4 9 26 35 -8 46
14 Aston Villa 38 13 6 19 52 54 19 6 5 8 29 29 19 7 1 11 23 25 -2 45
15 Southampton 38 9 13 16 43 67 19 6 7 6 23 24 19 3 6 10 20 43 -24 40
16 Everton 38 11 6 21 43 66 19 9 2 8 27 25 19 2 4 13 16 41 -23 39
17 Leeds United 38 9 11 18 42 79 19 4 6 9 19 38 19 5 5 9 23 41 -37 38
18 Burnley 38 7 14 17 34 53 19 5 6 8 18 25 19 2 8 9 16 28 -19 35
19 Watford 38 6 5 27 34 77 19 2 2 15 17 46 19 4 3 12 17 31 -43 23
20 Norwich City 38 5 7 26 23 84 19 3 3 13 12 43 19 2 4 13 11 41 -61 22

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The English Premier League is the top level of the English football league pyramid. 20 teams play 38 fixtures each to see who tops the Premier League table. The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world. Seasons run from August to May with most games on Saturdays and Sundays.