Southampton FC vs Aston Villa FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Southampton FC

0 – 3

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Aston Villa FC

Sat 12 Apr 2025 · 14:00 UTC Saint Mary's 30,673 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 73' Ollie Watkins

0–2 79' Donyell Malen

0–3 90+4' John McGinn

Mateus Fernandes 38' Y

Jan Bednarek 68' Y

Y 87' John McGinn

Taylor Harwood-Bellis 88' Y

Overview

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Southampton FC vs Aston Villa FC — Premier League at Saint Mary's.

Southampton FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Aston Villa FC 10 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Thomas Bramall
Assistant 1 Nicholas Hopton
Assistant 2 Mark Scholes

7 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

Southampton FC 10 games · Avg 2.5 goals Aston Villa FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-04-12 Southampton FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC 2024-12-07 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Southampton FC 2023-01-21 Southampton FC 0–1 Aston Villa FC 2022-09-16 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Southampton FC 2022-03-05 Aston Villa FC 4–0 Southampton FC

Recent Form

Southampton FC

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

Aston Villa FC

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 history

20% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Aston Villa FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Saint Mary's as Southampton FC face off against Aston Villa FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' Aston Villa FC come into this ranked 7 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' Ezri Konsa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
20' Mateus Fernandes is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Southampton FC tonight.
25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Southampton FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
35' It looks like no one’s ball. Southampton FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
38' Mateus Fernandes catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 38.
43' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
46' The Southampton FC bench stirs into life. Paul Onuachu is withdrawn and Tyler Dibling gets his opportunity.
51' John McGinn has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 76 cards already picked up this season.
56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Southampton FC and Aston Villa FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
61' Southampton FC make a change. Cameron Archer trudges off to be replaced by Ross Stewart on 61 minutes.
66' Aston Villa FC ring the changes. Marcus Rashford has done his job and it is now time for Ollie Watkins to step up.
68' That is a card for Southampton FC. Jan Bednarek will be fuming at that decision.
73' GOAL! Ollie Watkins scores on 73. Assisted by Youri Tielemans
78' Paul Onuachu needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 16 Yellow cards this season.
79' A goal from the Netherlands international Donyell Malen! He fires home on 79 to make it 0-2!
82' Ryan Manning makes way for Yukinari Sugawara at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Southampton FC.
85' Andres Garcia is ready to make an impact after coming on for Matty Cash at the 85 minute mark.
87' It’s gonna be a card for John McGinn.
88' Southampton FC player sees a card in front of him.
89' The Southampton FC bench stirs into life. Mateus Fernandes is withdrawn and Jay Robinson gets his opportunity.
Aston Villa FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Southampton FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

30
Aaron Ramsdale
5
Jack Stephens
35
Jan Bednarek
2
Kyle Walker-Peters
3
Ryan Manning ↓ Yukinari Sugawara 82'
32
Paul Onuachu ↓ Tyler Dibling 46'
19
Cameron Archer ↓ Ross Stewart 61'
6
Taylor Harwood-Bellis
20
Kamal Deen Sulemana ↓ William Smallbone 61'
26
Chimuanya Ugochukwu
18
Mateus Fernandes ↓ Jay Robinson 89'

Bench

Coach Simon Rusk

Aston Villa FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

17
Donyell Malen ↑ 66'
12
Lucas Digne
11
Ollie Watkins ↑ 66'
7
John McGinn ↑ 85'
44
Boubacar Kamara ↑ 89'
3
Axel Disasi
14
Pau Torres
25
Robin Olsen
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
Jacob Ramsey	1
Tyrone Mings	1
Jhon Duran	1

Head to Head

Southampton FC Form

2025-04-12 Southampton FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC L 2025-04-06 Tottenham Hotspur FC 3–1 Southampton FC L 2025-04-02 Southampton FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC D 2025-03-15 Southampton FC 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2025-03-08 Liverpool FC 3–1 Southampton FC L 2025-02-25 Chelsea FC 4–0 Southampton FC L

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 accuracy

3 / 4

0.88 Southampton FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.66 Aston Villa FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Southampton FC20% Draw26% Aston Villa FC54%

Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.54

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✓ Correct

Southampton FC15% Draw47% Aston Villa FC38%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

0 – 1

12.3%

0 – 2

10.6%

0 – 0

10%

1 – 2

9.2%

1 – 0

0 – 3

Actual

1 – 3

5.1%

2 – 1

4.8%

2 – 2

4.1%

2 – 0

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.