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Aston Villa FC vs Liverpool FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2022-23
Aston Villa FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Liverpool FC
Mon 26 Dec 2022 · 17:30 UTC Villa Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Aston Villa FC vs Liverpool FC — Premier League at Villa Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Thomas Bramall
  • Referee Wade Smith
  • Referee James Mainwaring
  • Referee Paul Tierney
  • Referee Simon Hooper
  • Referee Constantine Hatzidakis
7 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 10 27
2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 22
3 Manchester City FC 10 21
4 Liverpool FC 10 18
5 Chelsea FC 10 16
6 Everton FC 10 16
7 AFC Bournemouth 10 15
8 Brentford FC 10 14
9 Leeds United FC 10 14
10 Aston Villa FC 10 13
11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 12
12 Newcastle United FC 10 12
13 Hull City AFC 10 11
14 Ipswich Town FC 10 11
15 Fulham FC 10 10
16 Nottingham Forest FC 10 9
17 Coventry City FC 10 9
18 Manchester United FC 10 8
19 Sunderland AFC 10 8
20 Crystal Palace FC 10 7

Head-to-Head

2
3
10
Aston Villa FC 15 games · Avg 3.7 goals Liverpool FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-26 Aston Villa FC 1–3 Liverpool FC 2022-05-10 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Liverpool FC 2021-12-11 Liverpool FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC 2021-04-10 Liverpool FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC 2021-01-08 Aston Villa FC 1–4 Liverpool FC

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Liverpool FC H 1–3 L
13 Nov Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 2–1 W
06 Nov Manchester United FC H 3–1 W
29 Oct Newcastle United FC A 0–4 L
23 Oct Brentford FC H 4–0 W
20 Oct Fulham FC A 0–3 L
Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Aston Villa FC A 3–1 W
12 Nov Southampton FC H 3–1 W
06 Nov Tottenham Hotspur FC A 2–1 W
01 Nov SSC Napoli H 2–0 W
29 Oct Leeds United FC H 1–2 L
26 Oct AFC Ajax A 3–0 W

Season Stats

Aston Villa FC Liverpool FC
#10 Position #4
13 Points 18
10 Played 10
3 / 4 / 3 W / D / L 5 / 3 / 2
14 Scored 14
17 Conceded 10
-3 GD +4
1.30 PPG 1.80
30% Win % 50%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season
40% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season

Aston Villa FC are 10th (13 pts). Liverpool FC are 4th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Aston Villa FC
0-15
4/1
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/2
46-60
3/3
61-75
2/–
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Liverpool FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
2/3
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Aston Villa FC
Nicolas Jackson 6 G 1 A
Johan Manzambi 2 G 3 A
Alysson 2 G
Liverpool FC
Alexander Isak 7 G
Victor Munoz 2 G
Cody Gakpo 1 G 3 A
Dominik Szoboszlai 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Villa Park!
  • 5' Magnificent from Mohamed Salah! That is 213 goals in 423 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joel Matip, as he is very good at scoring at Villa Park with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Aston Villa FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Aston Villa FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 35' It’s high time Unai Emery made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 37' GOAL! Virgil van Dijk fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 38' Virgil van Dijk doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 43' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 48' With 0 assists to his name this season, Fabinho is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Aston Villa FC.
  • 53' Andrew Robertson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 3 Red cards this season.
  • 58' Over 58 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 59' Against the run of play, Ollie Watkins has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 64' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 67' Another substitution for Liverpool FC to replace Thiago Alcantara by Naby Keita on 67 minute.
  • 72' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 77' It looks surprising Aston Villa FC does not make any changes. Darwin Nunez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Liverpool FC team. Trent Alexander-Arnold is replaced by Joe Gomez on 79 minute.
  • 81' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Stefan Bajcetic makes no mistake. 1-4!
  • 85' Aston Villa FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Philippe Coutinho is hanging Boubacar Kamara on the field on 85 minute.
  • 86' Leander Dendoncker has so much to prove this time. He replaces Emiliano Buendia on 86 minute.
  • 88' Another substitution for Liverpool FC to replace Darwin Nunez by Ben Doak on 88 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Liverpool FC players.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mohamed Salah 9
Ollie Watkins 8
Sadio Mane 5
Virgil van Dijk 4
Jack Grealish 2
Cody Gakpo 2
John McGinn 2
Youri Tielemans 2

Head to Head

2022-12-26 Aston Villa FC 1–3 Liverpool FC 2022-05-10 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Liverpool FC 2021-12-11 Liverpool FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC 2021-04-10 Liverpool FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC 2021-01-08 Aston Villa FC 1–4 Liverpool FC

Aston Villa FC Form

2022-12-26 Aston Villa FC 1–3 Liverpool FC L 2022-11-13 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–2 Aston Villa FC W 2022-11-06 Aston Villa FC 3–1 Manchester United FC W 2022-10-29 Newcastle United FC 4–0 Aston Villa FC L 2022-10-23 Aston Villa FC 4–0 Brentford FC W 2022-10-20 Fulham FC 3–0 Aston Villa FC L

Liverpool FC Form

2022-12-26 Aston Villa FC 1–3 Liverpool FC W 2022-11-12 Liverpool FC 3–1 Southampton FC W 2022-11-06 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–2 Liverpool FC W 2022-11-01 Liverpool FC 2–0 SSC Napoli W 2022-10-29 Liverpool FC 1–2 Leeds United FC L 2022-10-26 AFC Ajax 0–3 Liverpool FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.26 Aston Villa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2 Liverpool FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC24% Draw24% Liverpool FC52%
Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.26
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw
48%
Draw or Liverpool FC
76%
Aston Villa FC or Liverpool FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Aston Villa FC19% Draw41% Liverpool FC40%
Actual: Liverpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.5%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 2
7.7%
0 – 1
7.1%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
5.9%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 0
5.4%
0 – 3
5%
1 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
3.9%
1 – 4
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Liverpool FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 13% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 47% — 53%
+1 47% 21% 32%
+1.5 68% — 32%
+2 68% 16% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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