Aston Villa FC vs Sunderland AFC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Aston Villa FC vs Sunderland AFC — Premier League at Villa Park.
- Aston Villa FC 38 games · 65 pts (2025/26)
- Sunderland AFC 38 games · 54 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Sam Barrott (England)
- Assistant 1 Tim Wood
- Assistant 2 Richard West
26 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 5.1 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 38 85 2 Manchester City FC 38 78 3 Manchester United FC 38 71 4 Aston Villa FC 38 65 5 Liverpool FC 38 60 6 AFC Bournemouth 38 57 7 Sunderland AFC 38 54 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 53 9 Brentford FC 38 53 10 Chelsea FC 38 52 11 Fulham FC 38 52 12 Newcastle United FC 38 49 13 Everton FC 38 49 14 Leeds United FC 38 47 15 Crystal Palace FC 38 45 16 Nottingham Forest FC 38 44 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 41 18 West Ham United FC 38 39 19 Burnley FC 38 22 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Apr Sunderland AFC H 4–3 W 16 Apr Bologna FC 1909 H 4–0 W 12 Apr Nottingham Forest FC A 1–1 D 09 Apr Bologna FC 1909 A 3–1 W 22 Mar West Ham United FC H 2–0 W 19 Mar Lille OSC H 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Apr Aston Villa FC A 3–4 L 12 Apr Tottenham Hotspur FC H 1–0 W 22 Mar Newcastle United FC A 2–1 W 14 Mar Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 0–1 L 08 Mar Port Vale FC A 0–1 L 03 Mar Leeds United FC A 1–0 W Season Stats
Aston Villa FC Sunderland AFC #4 Position #7 65 Points 54 38 Played 38 19 / 8 / 11 W / D / L 14 / 12 / 12 56 Scored 42 49 Conceded 48 +7 GD -6 1.71 PPG 1.42 50% Win % 37% Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history24% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season29% Clean Sheets
Sunderland AFC this seasonAston Villa FC are 4th (65 pts). Sunderland AFC are 7th (54 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Aston Villa FC0-151/316-30–/231-453/246-604/261-752/–76+3/3■ Scored ■ ConcededSunderland AFC0-151/116-303/–31-45–/546-601/361-751/–76+4/2■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Aston Villa FCOllie Watkins 16 G 3 A Morgan Rogers 10 G 7 A Sunderland AFCBrian Brobbey 7 G 1 A Wilson Isidor 6 G -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- Full Time. Aston Villa FC beats Sunderland AFC
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Lineups
Aston Villa FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Ross Barkley ↓ Emiliano Buendia 70'
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Ollie Watkins ↓ Tammy Abraham 80'
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John McGinn ↓ Jadon Sancho 80'
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Ian Maatsen ↓ Lucas Digne 70'
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Bench
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Tammy Abraham ↑ 80'
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Lucas Digne ↑ 70'
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Emiliano Buendia ↑ 70'
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Jadon Sancho ↑ 80'
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Coach Unai EmerySunderland AFC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Omar Alderete ↓ Daniel Ballard 63'
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Brian Brobbey ↓ Wilson Isidor 84'
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Chris Rigg ↓ Chemsdine Talbi 63'
Bench
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Wilson Isidor ↑ 84'
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Trai Hume ↑ 63'
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Daniel Ballard ↑ 63'
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Chemsdine Talbi ↑ 63'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ollie Watkins 2 Wilson Isidor 1 Trai Hume 1 Chris Rigg 1 Morgan Rogers 1 Tammy Abraham 1 Head to Head
Aston Villa FC Form
Sunderland AFC Form
2026-04-19 Aston Villa FC 4–3 Sunderland AFC L 2026-04-12 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2026-03-22 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC W 2026-03-14 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2026-03-08 Port Vale FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC L 2026-03-03 Leeds United FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.11 Aston Villa FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.35 Sunderland AFC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 65%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Aston Villa FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.46Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 86% 14% ± 2.5 66% 34% ± 3.5 45% 55% ± 4.5 27% 73% Double Chance
Aston Villa FC or Draw 78%Draw or Sunderland AFC 45%Aston Villa FC or Sunderland AFC 78%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Aston Villa FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 4–3 not predicted4 – 3Actual1 – 1 9.8%2 – 1 9.1%2 – 0 7%3 – 1 6.4%2 – 2 6.1%1 – 0 6.1%1 – 2 5.9%3 – 0 4.8%0 – 0 4.5%3 – 2 4.3%0 – 1 3.6%4 – 1 3.4%Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC
Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers -2.5 17% — 83% -2 17% 16% 67% -1.5 33% — 67% -1 33% 21% 46% -0.5 54% — 46% +0.5 77% — 23% +1 77% 13% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet 13% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.