Thursday , 2 July 2026

AFC Bournemouth vs Aston Villa FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
AFC Bournemouth
0 – 1
Full Time
Aston Villa FC
Sat 10 May 2025 · 16:30 UTC Vitality Stadium 11,248 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 45+6' Ollie Watkins
Alex Scott 27' Y
Y 28' Marco Asensio
Adam Smith 45' Y
Y 45' Emiliano Martinez
Y 45' Jacob Ramsey
Illia Zabarnyi 78' Y
YR 80' Jacob Ramsey
Dean Huijsen 83' Y
Y 90' Ezri Konsa

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Bournemouth vs Aston Villa FC — Premier League at Vitality Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Assistant 1 Adam Nunn
  • Assistant 2 Daniel Robathan

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

3
3
4
AFC Bournemouth 10 games · Avg 2.8 goals Aston Villa FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-10 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Aston Villa FC 2024-10-26 Aston Villa FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth 2024-04-21 Aston Villa FC 3–1 AFC Bournemouth 2023-12-03 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Aston Villa FC 2023-03-18 Aston Villa FC 3–0 AFC Bournemouth

Recent Form

AFC Bournemouth
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 May Aston Villa FC H 0–1 L
03 May Arsenal FC A 2–1 W
27 Apr Manchester United FC H 1–1 D
19 Apr Crystal Palace FC A 0–0 D
14 Apr Fulham FC H 1–0 W
05 Apr West Ham United FC A 2–2 D
Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 May AFC Bournemouth A 1–0 W
03 May Fulham FC H 1–0 W
26 Apr Crystal Palace FC A 0–3 L
22 Apr Manchester City FC A 1–2 L
19 Apr Newcastle United FC H 4–1 W
15 Apr Paris Saint-Germain FC H 3–2 W

Season Stats

AFC Bournemouth Aston Villa FC
#13 Position #11
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

AFC Bournemouth are 13th (0 pts). Aston Villa FC are 11th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Vitality Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The 30-year-old Ollie Watkins has been sensational this season — 5 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' Aston Villa FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' AFC Bournemouth are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Aston Villa FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 20' AFC Bournemouth currently sit 8 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 27' Controversy at the stadium! Alex Scott argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 28' That looks like a foul for a card for Marco Asensio.
  • 33' The energy levels are beginning to show. Unai Emery might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 38' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 38 minutes.
  • 43' Aston Villa FC is showing some good football. However, Aston Villa FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 45' AFC Bournemouth player sees a card in front of him.
  • 46' Justin Kluivert is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alex Scott at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' What composure from Ollie Watkins! The England international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ezri Konsa made 344 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 61' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 66' AFC Bournemouth is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 69' Aston Villa FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. John McGinn is hanging Marco Asensio on the field on 69 minute.
  • 70' The crowd applauds Tyrone Mings as he leaves the pitch. Pau Torres steps in for Aston Villa FC.
  • 75' It’s high time Unai Emery made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 76' Marcos Senesi is replacing Tyler Adams for the AFC Bournemouth side.
  • 78' AFC Bournemouth player sees a card in front of him.
  • 80' Jacob Ramsey picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 83' The referee has no hesitation. Dean Huijsen is booked for AFC Bournemouth — card on 83.
  • 88' Illia Zabarnyi makes way for Julian Araujo at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from AFC Bournemouth.
  • 89' The Aston Villa FC manager makes a substitution. Morgan Rogers departs to be replaced by Ian Maatsen.
  • 90' Aston Villa FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Iraola

Aston Villa FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Douglas Luiz 2
Leon Bailey 2
Dominic Solanke 2
Kieffer Moore 2
Ollie Watkins 2
Joshua King 1
Antoine Semenyo 1
Harry Wilson 1

Head to Head

2025-05-10 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Aston Villa FC 2024-10-26 Aston Villa FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth 2024-04-21 Aston Villa FC 3–1 AFC Bournemouth 2023-12-03 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Aston Villa FC 2023-03-18 Aston Villa FC 3–0 AFC Bournemouth

AFC Bournemouth Form

2025-05-10 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Aston Villa FC L 2025-05-03 Arsenal FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth W 2025-04-27 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Manchester United FC D 2025-04-19 Crystal Palace FC 0–0 AFC Bournemouth D 2025-04-14 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Fulham FC W 2025-04-05 West Ham United FC 2–2 AFC Bournemouth D

Aston Villa FC Form

2025-05-10 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Aston Villa FC W 2025-05-03 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Fulham FC W 2025-04-26 Crystal Palace FC 3–0 Aston Villa FC L 2025-04-22 Manchester City FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC L 2025-04-19 Aston Villa FC 4–1 Newcastle United FC W 2025-04-15 Aston Villa FC 3–2 Paris Saint-Germain FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.49 AFC Bournemouth xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.63 Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 89% + Under — clean sheet likely 80%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Bournemouth25% Draw42% Aston Villa FC33%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes20% 0% No80%
Avg goals/match: 1.12
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 64%
36%
± 1.5 32%
68%
± 2.5 11%
89%
± 3.5 3%
97%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

AFC Bournemouth or Draw
67%
Draw or Aston Villa FC
75%
AFC Bournemouth or Aston Villa FC
58%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Bournemouth12% Draw70% Aston Villa FC18%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
35.5%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
14%
1 – 1
11.3%
0 – 2
5.9%
1 – 2
3.4%
2 – 0
3.4%
2 – 1
2.6%
0 – 3
1.2%
2 – 2
1%
1 – 3
0.8%
3 – 0
0.5%

Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth

Handicap AFC Bournemouth covers Push Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 17% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 23% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
53% ✗
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
62% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.