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 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Thomas Bramall
Assistant 1 Nicholas Hopton
Assistant 2 Mark Scholes

4 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 8.8 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

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

–/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

2/–

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Southampton FC welcome Aston Villa FC for this crunch clash at Saint Mary's.
5' Paul Onuachu has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
10' Ian Maatsen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
15' The travelling Aston Villa FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
25' Southampton FC is showing some good football. However, Southampton FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Southampton FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Simon Rusk will be considering his options from the bench.
38' A meaty challenge results in booking for Mateus Fernandes on 38.
43' A quiet spell here at Saint Mary's. Aston Villa FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
46' A change in the Southampton FC ranks — Paul Onuachu exits the field as Tyler Dibling enters on 46.
51' Aston Villa FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
61' Time for substitution for Southampton FC. Cameron Archer is replaced by Ross Stewart.
66' Time for substitution for Aston Villa FC. Marcus Rashford is replaced by Ollie Watkins.
68' Jan Bednarek picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
73' Ollie Watkins doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
78' John McGinn has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
79' A goal from the Netherlands international Donyell Malen! He fires home on 79 to make it 0-2!
82' Yukinari Sugawara has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryan Manning on 82 minute.
85' Matty Cash makes way for Andres Garcia at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Aston Villa FC.
87' A moment of madness from John McGinn on 87 minutes earns him a card. Aston Villa FC will be frustrated.
88' It’s gonna be a card for Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
89' Southampton FC make a change. Mateus Fernandes trudges off to be replaced by Jay Robinson on 89 minutes.
The points are shared — Southampton FC 0-3 Aston Villa FC. Honours even.

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
Jannik Vestergaard	1
Ross Barkley	1
Adam Armstrong	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.