Aston Villa FC vs Manchester United FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2021-22

Aston Villa FC

2 – 2

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Manchester United FC

Sat 15 Jan 2022 · 17:30 UTC Villa Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Lucas Digne 27' Y

Y 31' Nemanja Matic

Y 46' Bruno Fernandes

Overview

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Aston Villa FC vs Manchester United FC — Premier League at Villa Park.

Aston Villa FC 10 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Manchester United FC 10 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee David Coote
Referee Daniel Robathan
Referee Chris Kavanagh
Referee Mike Dean
Referee Gary Beswick
Referee Nick Hopton

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

Aston Villa FC 15 games · Avg 3.3 goals Manchester United FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-01-15 Aston Villa FC 2–2 Manchester United FC 2021-09-25 Manchester United FC 0–1 Aston Villa FC 2021-05-09 Aston Villa FC 1–3 Manchester United FC 2021-01-01 Manchester United FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC 2020-07-09 Aston Villa FC 0–3 Manchester United FC

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Jan	Manchester United FC	H	2–2	D
02 Jan	Brentford FC	A	1–2	L
26 Dec	Chelsea FC	H	1–3	L
14 Dec	Norwich City FC	A	2–0	W
11 Dec	Liverpool FC	A	0–1	L
05 Dec	Leicester City FC	H	2–1	W

Manchester United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Jan	Aston Villa FC	A	2–2	D
03 Jan	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	0–1	L
30 Dec	Burnley FC	H	3–1	W
27 Dec	Newcastle United FC	A	1–1	D
11 Dec	Norwich City FC	A	1–0	W
08 Dec	BSC Young Boys	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Aston Villa FC		Manchester United FC
#10	Position	#18
13	Points	8
10	Played	10
3 / 4 / 3	W / D / L	1 / 5 / 4
14	Scored	14
17	Conceded	19
-3	GD	-5
1.30	PPG	0.80
30%	Win %	10%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Manchester United FC this season

Aston Villa FC are 10th (13 pts). Manchester United FC are 18th (8 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

Manchester United FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/3

46-60

1/5

61-75

3/2

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Aston Villa FC

Nicolas Jackson	6 G	1 A
Johan Manzambi	2 G	3 A
Alysson	2 G

Manchester United FC

Bruno Fernandes	4 G	2 A
Bryan Mbeumo	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Aston Villa FC is hosting Manchester United FC for another epic battle.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Aston Villa FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
6' A goal from the Portugal international Bruno Fernandes! He fires home on 6 to make it 0-1!
11' 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.
16' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Aston Villa FC and Manchester United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
21' Manchester United FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Bruno Fernandes scoring 1 goals.
26' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Aston Villa FC that had 369 games and scored 524 goals.
27' Lucas Digne was booked on 27.
31' Nemanja Matic was booked on 31.
36' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
41' It looks surprising Aston Villa FC does not make any changes. Raphael Varane has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
46' The crowd applauds Ezri Konsa as he leaves the pitch. Kortney Hause steps in for Aston Villa FC.
46' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Bruno Fernandes.
51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
56' Aston Villa FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
61' Mason Greenwood has been relatively quiet despite scoring 68 goals in his last 423 appearances.
66' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jadon Sancho is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Aston Villa FC.
67' Goal! Bruno Fernandes scores his 146 goal in 125 matches.
68' The Aston Villa FC manager makes a substitution. Morgan Sanson departs to be replaced by Philippe Coutinho.
73' Victor Nilsson-Lindelof needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
76' A tactical swap from Aston Villa FC — Carney Chukwuemeka on, Danny Ings off on 76 minutes.
77' Jacob Ramsey doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
78' Time for substitution for Manchester United FC. Anthony Elanga is replaced by Jadon Sancho.
82' Brilliant from the ! Philippe Coutinho makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 82.
87' Tyrone Mings is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Aston Villa FC tonight.
89' A change in the Manchester United FC ranks — Mason Greenwood exits the field as Jesse Lingard enters on 89.
It finishes all square. Aston Villa FC and Manchester United FC share the spoils 2-2.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Gerrard

Manchester United FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
David De Gea
17
Fred
31
Nemanja Matic
2
Victor Nilsson-Lindelof
20
Diogo Dalot
21
Edinson Cavani
19
Raphael Varane
18
Bruno Fernandes ↓ Donny van de Beek 89'
27
Alex Telles
11
Mason Greenwood ↓ Jesse Lingard 89'
36
Anthony Elanga ↓ Jadon Sancho 78'

Bench

Coach Ralf Rangnick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Bruno Fernandes	7
Mason Greenwood	2
John McGinn	2
Bertrand Traore	2
Rasmus Hojlund	2
Alejandro Garnacho	2
Jacob Ramsey	2
Luke Shaw	1

Head to Head

Aston Villa FC Form

2022-01-15 Aston Villa FC 2–2 Manchester United FC D 2022-01-02 Brentford FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC L 2021-12-26 Aston Villa FC 1–3 Chelsea FC L 2021-12-14 Norwich City FC 0–2 Aston Villa FC W 2021-12-11 Liverpool FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC L 2021-12-05 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Leicester City FC W

Manchester United FC Form

2022-01-15 Aston Villa FC 2–2 Manchester United FC D 2022-01-03 Manchester United FC 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2021-12-30 Manchester United FC 3–1 Burnley FC W 2021-12-27 Newcastle United FC 1–1 Manchester United FC D 2021-12-11 Norwich City FC 0–1 Manchester United FC W 2021-12-08 Manchester United FC 1–1 BSC Young Boys D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.78 Aston Villa FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.81 Manchester United FC xG

I would bet for: Aston Villa FC or Manchester United FC 75% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Aston Villa FC38% Draw25% Manchester United FC37%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.59

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Manchester United FC

62%

Aston Villa FC or Manchester United FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Aston Villa FC30% Draw40% Manchester United FC30%

Actual: Manchester United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.7%

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 1

7.7%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 3

4.7%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

4.5%

2 – 0

4.4%

0 – 1

4.4%

1 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

4.1%

0 – 0

4.1%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap	Aston Villa FC covers	Push	Manchester United FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	11%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	17%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	18%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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