Southampton FC vs Aston Villa FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Southampton FC vs Aston Villa FC — Premier League at Saint Mary's.
- Southampton FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Aston Villa FC 38 games · 65 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Thomas Bramall
- Assistant 1 Nicholas Hopton
- Assistant 2 Mark Scholes
25 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 5.0 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 12 Apr Aston Villa FC H 0–3 L 06 Apr Tottenham Hotspur FC A 1–3 L 02 Apr Crystal Palace FC H 1–1 D 15 Mar Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 1–2 L 08 Mar Liverpool FC A 1–3 L 25 Feb Chelsea FC A 0–4 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Apr Southampton FC A 3–0 W 09 Apr Paris Saint-Germain FC A 1–3 L 05 Apr Nottingham Forest FC H 2–1 W 02 Apr Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 3–0 W 30 Mar Preston North End FC A 3–0 W 12 Mar Club Brugge KV H 3–0 W Key Stats
20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history24% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Aston 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 Southampton FC to score. At the same time, Aston Villa FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Aston Villa FC that had 350 games and scored 482 goals.
- 15' Southampton FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
- 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 25' The travelling Aston Villa FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 30' 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.
- 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 38' That looks like a foul for a card for Mateus Fernandes.
- 43' It looks like no one’s ball. Southampton FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 46' Tyler Dibling has so much to prove this time. He replaces Paul Onuachu on 46 minute.
- 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Aston Villa FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 56' It’s high time Simon Rusk made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 61' Time for substitution for Southampton FC. Cameron Archer is replaced by Ross Stewart.
- 66' Ollie Watkins has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marcus Rashford on 66 minute.
- 68' Jan Bednarek is having his name booked by the referee on 68.
- 73' GOAL! Ollie Watkins scores on 73. Assisted by Youri Tielemans
- 78' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marcus Rashford made 406 appearances and scored 116 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 79' Goal! Donyell Malen scores his 110 goal in 434 matches.
- 82' Another substitution for Southampton FC to replace Ryan Manning by Yukinari Sugawara on 82 minute.
- 85' The whistle greets Matty Cash as he departs to be replaced by Andres Garcia.
- 87' John McGinn is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
- 88' Taylor Harwood-Bellis was booked on 88.
- 89' The whistle greets Mateus Fernandes as he departs to be replaced by Jay Robinson.
- With this win, Aston Villa FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Southampton FC Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
- 30
- 5
- 35
- 2
- 3
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32
Paul Onuachu ↓ Tyler Dibling 46'
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19
Cameron Archer ↓ Ross Stewart 61'
- 6
- 20
- 26
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18
Mateus Fernandes ↓ Jay Robinson 89'
Bench
- 1
- 15
- 14
- 7
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16
Yukinari Sugawara ↑ 82'
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11
Ross Stewart ↑ 61'
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8
William Smallbone ↑ 61'
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33
Tyler Dibling ↑ 46'
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46
Jay Robinson ↑ 89'
Coach Simon RuskAston Villa FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 23
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27
Morgan Rogers ↓ John McGinn 85'
- 5
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9
Marcus Rashford ↓ Ollie Watkins 66'
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2
Matty Cash ↓ Andres Garcia 85'
- 4
- 8
- 21
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41
Jacob Ramsey ↓ Donyell Malen 66'
- 22
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24
Amadou Onana ↓ Boubacar Kamara 89'
Bench
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17
Donyell Malen ↑ 66'
- 12
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11
Ollie Watkins ↑ 66'
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7
John McGinn ↑ 85'
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44
Boubacar Kamara ↑ 89'
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- 14
- 25
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16
Andres Garcia ↑ 85'
Coach Unai Emery -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ollie Watkins 5 James Ward-Prowse 4 Danny Ings 3 Jack Grealish 2 Danny Ings 2 Ross Barkley 1 Adam Armstrong 1 Jack Stephens 1 Head to Head
Southampton FC Form
Aston Villa FC Form
2025-04-12 Southampton FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC W 2025-04-09 Paris Saint-Germain FC 3–1 Aston Villa FC L 2025-04-05 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2025-04-02 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC W 2025-03-30 Preston North End FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC W 2025-03-12 Aston Villa FC 3–0 Club Brugge KV W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.88 Southampton FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.66 Aston Villa FC xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Aston Villa FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.54Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 72% 28% ± 2.5 46% 54% ± 3.5 25% 75% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
Southampton FC or Draw 46%Draw or Aston Villa FC 80%Southampton FC or Aston Villa FC 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.4%0 – 1 12.3%0 – 2 10.6%0 – 0 10%1 – 2 9.2%1 – 0 6%0 – 3 Actual1 – 3 5.1%2 – 1 4.8%2 – 2 4.1%2 – 0 3%0 – 4 2.4%Asian Handicap — Southampton FC
Handicap Southampton FC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 5% 94% -1.5 6% — 94% -1 6% 12% 81% -0.5 19% — 81% +0.5 46% — 54% +1 46% 24% 30% +1.5 70% — 30% +2 70% 17% 13% +2.5 87% — 13% Clean Sheet
Southampton FC keeps clean sheet 20% ✓Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet 42% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.