Fulham FC vs Aston Villa FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Fulham FC vs Aston Villa FC — Premier League at Craven Cottage.
- Fulham FC 38 games · 52 pts (2025/26)
- Aston Villa FC 38 games · 65 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Michael Oliver
46 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 5.9 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 25 Apr Aston Villa FC H 1–0 W 18 Apr Brentford FC A 0–0 D 11 Apr Liverpool FC A 0–2 L 21 Mar Burnley FC H 3–1 W 15 Mar Nottingham Forest FC A 0–0 D 08 Mar Southampton FC H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr Fulham FC A 0–1 L 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 Season Stats
Fulham FC Aston Villa FC #11 Position #4 52 Points 65 38 Played 38 15 / 7 / 16 W / D / L 19 / 8 / 11 47 Scored 56 51 Conceded 49 -4 GD +7 1.37 PPG 1.71 39% Win % 50% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history24% Clean Sheets
Fulham FC this season24% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this seasonFulham FC are 11th (52 pts). Aston Villa FC are 4th (65 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Fulham FC0-15–/116-301/131-452/446-60–/161-75–/–76+1/–■ Scored ■ ConcededAston Villa FC0-151/316-30–/231-453/246-604/261-752/–76+3/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Fulham FC to score. At the same time, Aston Villa FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ollie Watkins, as he is very good at scoring at Craven Cottage with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 15' Matty Cash needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Aston Villa FC winning 50% of all matches.
- 25' 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.
- 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 35' Aston Villa FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
- 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 43' GOAL! Ryan Sessegnon scores on 43.
- 46' Fulham FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 49' Aston Villa FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 54' 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.
- 59' Aston Villa FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 64' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Emiliano Buendia made 360 appearances and scored 35 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 66' Another change for Fulham FC made on 66 minute. Raul Jimenez leaves to be changed by Rodrigo Muniz.
- 71' It looks surprising Aston Villa FC does not make any changes. Calvin Bassey has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 74' Leon Bailey has so much to prove this time. He replaces Emiliano Buendia on 74 minute.
- 76' The whistle greets Emile Smith Rowe as he departs to be replaced by Joshua King.
- 81' The whistle greets Ryan Sessegnon as he departs to be replaced by Antonee Robinson.
- 86' Aston Villa FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 90' Fulham FC player sees a card in front of him.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Aston Villa FC.
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Lineups
Fulham FC Lineups
Starting XI
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32
Emile Smith Rowe ↓ Joshua King 76'
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- 30
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7
Raul Jimenez ↓ Rodrigo Muniz 66'
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19
Samuel Chukwueze ↓ Oscar Bobb 76'
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- 20
- 5
- 16
- 3
Bench
- 31
- 10
- 6
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33
Antonee Robinson ↑ 81'
- 23
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9
Rodrigo Muniz ↑ 66'
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14
Oscar Bobb ↑ 76'
- 18
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24
Joshua King ↑ 76'
Aston Villa FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
- 27
- 12
- 2
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10
Emiliano Buendia ↓ Leon Bailey 74'
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11
Ollie Watkins ↓ Tammy Abraham 81'
- 4
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7
John McGinn ↓ Ross Barkley 74'
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8
Youri Tielemans ↓ Jadon Sancho 74'
- 14
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26
Lamare Bogarde ↓ Douglas Luiz 74'
Bench
- 40
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6
Ross Barkley ↑ 74'
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18
Tammy Abraham ↑ 81'
- 3
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31
Leon Bailey ↑ 74'
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19
Jadon Sancho ↑ 74'
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21
Douglas Luiz ↑ 74'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ollie Watkins 5 Raul Jimenez 2 Tyrone Mings 2 Trezeguet 2 Aleksandar Mitrovic 2 Tyrone Mings 2 John McGinn 1 Rodrigo Muniz 1 Head to Head
Fulham FC Form
Aston Villa FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.21 Fulham FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.3 Aston Villa FC xGI would bet for: Fulham FC or Aston Villa FC 71%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Fulham FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.51Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 72% 28% ± 2.5 45% 55% ± 3.5 25% 75% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
Fulham FC or Draw 65%Draw or Aston Villa FC 65%Fulham FC or Aston Villa FC 71%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Fulham FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.7%0 – 0 10.2%0 – 1 9.5%1 – 0 Actual1 – 2 8%2 – 1 7.4%0 – 2 6.7%2 – 0 5.8%2 – 2 4.9%1 – 3 3.5%3 – 1 3%0 – 3 2.9%Asian Handicap — Fulham FC
Handicap Fulham FC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 10% 86% -1.5 14% — 86% -1 14% 19% 67% -0.5 33% — 67% +0.5 63% — 37% +1 63% 20% 17% +1.5 83% — 17% +2 83% 11% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Fulham FC keeps clean sheet 28% ✗Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet 31% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.