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Sheffield United FC vs Aston Villa FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
Sheffield United FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Aston Villa FC
Sat 14 Dec 2019 · 15:00 UTC Bramall Lane HT 45' · FT 45'
Oliver Norwood 12' Y
John Fleck 16' Y
Y 64' Kortney Hause
Y 69' Matt Targett

Overview

Match Preview

Sheffield United FC vs Aston Villa FC — Premier League at Bramall Lane.

Match Details

  • Referee Jarred Gillett
  • Referee John Busby
  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee Nicholas Hopton
  • Referee Peter Kirkup
4 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 8.5 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

3
3
2
Sheffield United FC 8 games · Avg 2.8 goals Aston Villa FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-14 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Aston Villa FC 2019-02-08 Aston Villa FC 3–3 Sheffield United FC 2018-09-01 Sheffield United FC 4–1 Aston Villa FC

Recent Form

Sheffield United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Dec Aston Villa FC H 2–0 W
08 Dec Norwich City FC A 2–1 W
05 Dec Newcastle United FC H 0–2 L
01 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–1 D
24 Nov Manchester United FC H 3–3 D
09 Nov Tottenham Hotspur FC A 1–1 D
Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Dec Sheffield United FC A 0–2 L
08 Dec Leicester City FC H 1–4 L
04 Dec Chelsea FC A 1–2 L
01 Dec Manchester United FC A 2–2 D
25 Nov Newcastle United FC H 2–0 W
10 Nov Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–2 L

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Bramall Lane that hosts another battle between Sheffield United FC and Aston Villa FC.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kortney Hause made 347 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 12' The referee shows Sheffield United FC player a Yellow card on 12.
  • 16' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for John Fleck on 16 minutes.
  • 21' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Aston Villa FC that had 357 games and scored 498 goals.
  • 26' Sheffield United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Aston Villa FC backline.
  • 31' It looks like no one’s ball. Sheffield United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 36' 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.
  • 41' It is a cagey affair so far. Sheffield United FC in their trying to find a way past Aston Villa FC's compact .
  • 46' Sheffield United FC have won 441 goals from 370 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 50' Against the run of play, John Fleck has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 55' Aston Villa FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 60' The energy levels are beginning to show. Dean Smith might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 61' Sheffield United FC make a change. Lys Mousset trudges off to be replaced by Oliver McBurnie on 61 minutes.
  • 64' Kortney Hause picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 66' The Aston Villa FC bench stirs into life. Henri Lansbury is withdrawn and Douglas Luiz gets his opportunity.
  • 69' That is a Yellow card for Aston Villa FC. Matt Targett will be fuming at that decision.
  • 69' Jonathan Kodjia gets the nod from Aston Villa FC. He replaces Wesley and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' Assisted by David McGoldrick with the perfectly-timed delivery and John Fleck makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 78' France international Frederic Guilbert has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 80' The Aston Villa FC manager makes a substitution. Anwar El Ghazi departs to be replaced by Trezeguet.
  • 85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Chris Basham, as he is very good at scoring at Bramall Lane with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 86' Sheffield United FC make a change. Oliver Norwood trudges off to be replaced by Muhamed Besic on 86 minutes.
  • 90' Ben Osborn is ready to make an impact after coming on for David McGoldrick at the 90 minute mark.
  • 2-0 the final result. Aston Villa FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Billy Sharp 4
John Fleck 2
David McGoldrick 2
Andre Green 1
Leon Bailey 1
Oliver Norwood 1
Tyrone Mings 1
Alex Moreno 1

Head to Head

2019-12-14 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Aston Villa FC 2019-02-08 Aston Villa FC 3–3 Sheffield United FC 2018-09-01 Sheffield United FC 4–1 Aston Villa FC

Sheffield United FC Form

2019-12-14 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Aston Villa FC W 2019-12-08 Norwich City FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC W 2019-12-05 Sheffield United FC 0–2 Newcastle United FC L 2019-12-01 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC D 2019-11-24 Sheffield United FC 3–3 Manchester United FC D 2019-11-09 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC D

Aston Villa FC Form

2019-12-14 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Aston Villa FC L 2019-12-08 Aston Villa FC 1–4 Leicester City FC L 2019-12-04 Chelsea FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC L 2019-12-01 Manchester United FC 2–2 Aston Villa FC D 2019-11-25 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Newcastle United FC W 2019-11-10 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.82 Sheffield United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield United FC54% Draw24% Aston Villa FC22%
Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.97
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Aston Villa FC
46%
Sheffield United FC or Aston Villa FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield United FC37% Draw44% Aston Villa FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 0
8.5%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
6.8%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
5.7%
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 1
5%
3 – 0
5%
3 – 2
3.4%
0 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap Sheffield United FC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 22% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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