Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Premier League · 2024-25
Wed 19 Feb 2025 · 19:30 UTC Villa Park 41,910 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 29' Mohamed Salah
Youri Tielemans 38' 1–1
Ollie Watkins 45+3' 2–1
Axel Disasi 23' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Aston Villa FC vs Liverpool FCPremier League at Villa Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Craig Pawson
  • Assistant 1 Constantine Hatzidakis
  • Assistant 2 Steven Meredith (England)

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Feb Liverpool FC H 2–2 D
15 Feb Ipswich Town FC H 1–1 D
09 Feb Tottenham Hotspur FC H 2–1 W
01 Feb Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 0–2 L
29 Jan Celtic FC H 4–2 W
26 Jan West Ham United FC H 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Feb Aston Villa FC A 2–2 D
16 Feb Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 2–1 W
12 Feb Everton FC A 2–2 D
09 Feb Plymouth Argyle FC A 0–1 L
01 Feb AFC Bournemouth A 2–0 W
29 Jan PSV A 2–3 L

Season Stats

Aston Villa FC Liverpool FC
#11 Position #12
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

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Aston Villa FC are 11th (0 pts). Liverpool FC are 12th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Aston Villa FC vs Liverpool FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' Aston Villa FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Liverpool FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ian Maatsen made 409 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 23' It’s gonna be a card for Axel Disasi.
  • 28' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Liverpool FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 29' Assisted by Diogo Jota with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mohamed Salah makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 34' Liverpool FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 38' A goal from the Belgium international Youri Tielemans! He fires home on 38 to make it 1-1!
  • 43' The 27-year-old Alexis Mac Allister has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 48' The deadlock is broken! Ollie Watkins gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 53' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 58' Conor Bradley has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 61' GOAL! Trent Alexander-Arnold scores on 61. Assisted by Mohamed Salah
  • 66' Another change for Liverpool FC made on 66 minute. Trent Alexander-Arnold leaves to be changed by Conor Bradley.
  • 67' Another substitution for Aston Villa FC to replace Andres Garcia by Matty Cash on 67 minute.
  • 72' The home supporters are growing impatient. Aston Villa FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 77' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Aston Villa FC and Liverpool FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 78' Fresh legs for Aston Villa FC! Ian Maatsen comes on to replace Lucas Digne.
  • 81' The crowd applauds Alexis Mac Allister as he leaves the pitch. Luis Diaz steps in for Liverpool FC.
  • 86' Time for substitution for Aston Villa FC. John McGinn is replaced by Lamare Bogarde.
  • 89' Another substitution for Liverpool FC to replace Conor Bradley by Jarell Quansah on 89 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.81 Aston Villa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 Liverpool FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 74% + Liverpool FC or Draw 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC32% Draw34% Liverpool FC34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 1.74
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 80%
20%
± 1.5 52%
48%
± 2.5 26%
74%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Liverpool FC
68%
Aston Villa FC or Liverpool FC
66%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Aston Villa FC19% Draw59% Liverpool FC22%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
20.2%
0 – 1
14.8%
1 – 1
14.2%
1 – 0
12.7%
0 – 2
7.1%
1 – 2
6.1%
2 – 0
5.4%
2 – 1
5.3%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 3
2.2%
1 – 3
1.9%
3 – 1
1.5%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Liverpool FC covers
-2.5 2% 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% 91%
-1 9% 19% 72%
-0.5 28% 72%
+0.5 65% 35%
+1 65% 22% 13%
+1.5 87% 13%
+2 87% 9% 3%
+2.5 97% 3%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
40%
Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
45%

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