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

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Premier League · 2024-25

Southampton FC

0 – 3

Full Time

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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Thomas Bramall
Assistant 1 Nicholas Hopton
Assistant 2 Mark Scholes

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	38	39
2	Burnley FC	38	22
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	20
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	0
5	Coventry City FC	0	0
6	Hull City AFC	0	0
7	Ipswich Town FC	0	0
8	Arsenal FC	0	0
9	Manchester City FC	0	0
10	Manchester United FC	0	0
11	Aston Villa FC	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0
13	AFC Bournemouth	0	0
14	Sunderland AFC	0	0
15	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	0	0
16	Brentford FC	0	0
17	Chelsea FC	0	0
18	Fulham FC	0	0
19	Newcastle United FC	0	0
20	Everton FC	0	0
21	Leeds United FC	0	0
22	Crystal Palace FC	0	0
23	Nottingham Forest FC	0	0

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

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Southampton FC and Aston Villa FC is underway.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' It’s high time Simon Rusk made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
20' Southampton FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
25' It looks like no one’s ball. Southampton FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mateus Fernandes, as he is very good at scoring at Saint Mary's with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
35' 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.
38' The referee calls foul for Mateus Fernandes. He receives a card.
43' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 43 minutes.
46' It is a substitution in Southampton FC team. Paul Onuachu is replaced by Tyler Dibling on 46 minute.
51' Southampton FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
56' 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.
61' The supporters are chanting for Ross Stewart. He replaces Cameron Archer on 61 minute.
66' The supporters are chanting for Ollie Watkins. He replaces Marcus Rashford on 66 minute.
68' That looks like a foul for a card for Jan Bednarek.
73' Ollie Watkins puts Aston Villa FC on the lead.
78' Donyell Malen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
79' Goal! Donyell Malen scores his 113 goal in 436 matches.
82' Another substitution for Southampton FC to replace Ryan Manning by Yukinari Sugawara on 82 minute.
85' Aston Villa FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andres Garcia is hanging Matty Cash on the field on 85 minute.
87' Aston Villa FC player sees a card in front of him.
88' The referee shows Southampton FC player a card on 88.
89' Southampton FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jay Robinson is hanging Mateus Fernandes on the field on 89 minute.
Full Time. Aston Villa FC beats Southampton FC

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
Ross Barkley	1
Adam Armstrong	1
Jack Stephens	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.