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Aston Villa FC vs Burnley FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Thu 17 Dec 2020 · 18:00 UTC Villa Park HT 45+2' · FT 45+3'

Overview

Match Preview

Aston Villa FC vs Burnley FCPremier League at Villa Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Lee Mason
  • Referee Constantine Hatzidakis
  • Referee Craig Pawson
  • Referee Richard West

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Dec Burnley FC H 0–0 D
12 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–0 W
30 Nov West Ham United FC A 1–2 L
21 Nov Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 1–2 L
08 Nov Arsenal FC A 3–0 W
01 Nov Southampton FC H 3–4 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Dec Aston Villa FC A 0–0 D
13 Dec Arsenal FC A 1–0 W
05 Dec Everton FC H 1–1 D
28 Nov Manchester City FC A 0–5 L
23 Nov Crystal Palace FC H 1–0 W
06 Nov Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Aston Villa FC Burnley FC
#11 Position #2
0 Points 22
0 Played 38
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 4 / 10 / 24
0 Scored 38
0 Conceded 75
+0 GD -37
PPG 0.58
Win % 11%

Key Stats

90% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Aston Villa FC are 11th (0 pts). Burnley FC are 2nd (22 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Burnley FC gets underway.
  • 5' Aston Villa FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Dean Smith might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Burnley FC that had 342 games and scored 404 goals.
  • 20' Aston Villa FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Burnley FC backline.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 32' It’s a booking for Burnley FC player. Robbie Brady gets a Yellow card.
  • 37' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 37 minutes.
  • 42' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 47' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 52' Ahmed El Mohamady, a Egypt , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 57' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 62' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Aston Villa FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 65' The Burnley FC bench stirs into life. Jay Rodriguez is withdrawn and Ashley Barnes gets his opportunity.
  • 70' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 75' Ashley Barnes is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Aston Villa FC so far.
  • 80' Aston Villa FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Keinan Davis is hanging Bertrand Traore on the field on 80 minute.
  • 82' Matej Vydra gets the nod from Burnley FC. He replaces Chris Wood and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' A moment of madness from Ollie Watkins on 84 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Aston Villa FC will be frustrated.
  • 89' Burnley FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 90' Erik Pieters has so much to prove this time. He replaces Robbie Brady on 90 minute.
  • The final score is 0-0.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.59 Aston Villa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.49 Burnley FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 90% + Under — clean sheet likely 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC34% Draw42% Burnley FC24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes20% 0% No80%
Avg goals/match: 1.08
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 63%
37%
± 1.5 30%
70%
± 2.5 10%
90%
± 3.5 3%
97%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Burnley FC
66%
Aston Villa FC or Burnley FC
58%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC16% Draw71% Burnley FC13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
18.3%
0 – 1
14.6%
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 0
5.4%
0 – 2
3.5%
2 – 1
3.2%
1 – 2
2.6%
3 – 0
1%
2 – 2
0.9%
3 – 1
0.7%
0 – 3
0.6%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Burnley FC covers
-2.5 1% 99%
-2 1% 6% 93%
-1.5 7% 93%
-1 7% 22% 71%
-0.5 29% 71%
+0.5 78% 22%
+1 78% 17% 5%
+1.5 95% 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% 1%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
62%
Burnley FC keeps clean sheet
55%

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