West Bromwich Albion hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 7 points and a 19th position in the Premier League table. Visiting Aston Villa holds 11th place with 19 pts.
- West Bromwich Albion has the most conceded goals (26) in Premier League
- Aston Villa has the most clean sheets (6) in Premier League
Aston Villa could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Premier League game only three sleeps ago.
West Bromwich Albion form and stats
With 1 Premier League win, 2 draws and 3 defeats from their home games, West Bromwich Albion, who have the most conceded goals (26) in Premier League, are certainly not brimming with confidence.
WBA manager S. Bilić and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Manchester City (placed 9th) in the Premier League. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Newcastle United (1-2).
WBA's goalie Sam Johnstone played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Manchester City with a stunning seven saves.
West Bromwich Albion aren't scoring a lot here at The Hawthorns in the league, with only 5 goals from 6 games. West Bromwich Albion are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (12 from 6 played).
Aston Villa form and stats
Playing away, Aston Villa, who have the most clean sheets (6) in Premier League, have won 4 games, drawn 0 and suffered 1 defeat in the Premier League this season.
224 minutes! That's how long the Aston Villa goalkeeper Damian Emiliano Martinez and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
There were no winners in Aston Villa's previous match, a Premier League home game that ended 0-0 vs Burnley (placed 17th). Prior to that result Aston Villa won their away game at Wolverhampton Wanderers. The scoreline was 1-0.
Villa are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 5 away games so far. Aston Villa are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 2 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for WBA, two draws and four wins for Aston Villa. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  O. Watkins 6 goals |  J. Grealish 5 goals |   C. Robinson 2 goals |
West Bromwich Albion missing players
Aston Villa missing players
| West Bromwich Albion | Aston Villa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | 5 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 9 | 21 |
| 26 | 12 | 8 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 69% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 64% |
| 38% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 64% |
| 23% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 23% | 33% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 46% | 33% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 36% |
| 15% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 80% | 55% |
| 46% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.5 | 10.7 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 12.8 | 15.7 |
| 2.7 | 3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | 5.2 |
| 29% | 28% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 47% | 37% |
- Aston Villa has the fewest conceded goals (2) away in Premier League
- Aston Villa has the most clean sheets (6) in Premier League
- Aston Villa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Aston Villa have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Aston Villa have scored more than double the goals of West Bromwich Albion.
- Aston Villa haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- West Bromwich Albion has the most conceded goals (26) in Premier League
- West Bromwich Albion has the most conceded goals in the second half (17) in Premier League
- West Bromwich Albion have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- West Bromwich Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 28 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 25 |
| 3 | Southampton | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| 5 | Everton | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
| 7 | Chelsea | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 22 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 21 |
| 9 | Manchester City | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 20 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 19 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 18 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 17 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -5 | 17 |
| 15 | Arsenal | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 14 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 11 |
| 17 | Burnley | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -12 | 10 |
| 18 | Fulham | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -10 | 9 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -16 | 7 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 13 | -17 | 1 |
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