Aston VillavManchester United
Sun, 17 Jan 2027, 2:00 am AEDT
Villa Park
Season comparison
| Aston Villa | 2026-27 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Played | 3 |
| 0 | Won | 1 |
| 1 | Drawn | 1 |
| 2 | Lost | 1 |
| 0 | Goals for | 7 |
| 5 | Goals against | 6 |
| DLL | Last 5 | DWL |
Key stats
- 0Half-time goals0.5
Half-time goals: Aston Villa 0, Manchester United 0.5. The score at the break.
- 0.73xG2.51
xG: Aston Villa 0.73, Manchester United 2.51. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.
- 0.73Non-penalty xG2.25
Non-penalty xG: Aston Villa 0.73, Manchester United 2.25. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.
- 8.7Shots22.7
Shots: Aston Villa 8.7, Manchester United 22.7. Attempts at goal, on target or not.
- 0.3On target6.7
On target: Aston Villa 0.3, Manchester United 6.7. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.
- 0.7Big chances2.7
Big chances: Aston Villa 0.7, Manchester United 2.7. Shots worth 0.3 expected goals or more — the ones that should be scored.
- 2Corners7
Corners: Aston Villa 2, Manchester United 7. Corners won.
- 1.3Shots from corners2.7
Shots from corners: Aston Villa 1.3, Manchester United 2.7. How many of those corners actually produced a shot.
- 0.3From free kicks0.7
From free kicks: Aston Villa 0.3, Manchester United 0.7. Shots struck directly from a free kick.
- 1.3Headed shots3.3
Headed shots: Aston Villa 1.3, Manchester United 3.3. Attempts with the head, a proxy for how much arrives from crosses.
- 0Penalties0.3
Penalties: Aston Villa 0, Manchester United 0.3. Penalties awarded and taken.
- 214Passes in their third298
Passes in their third: Aston Villa 214, Manchester United 298. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.
- 4Deep completions9.7
Deep completions: Aston Villa 4, Manchester United 9.7. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.
- 14Fouls8
Fouls: Aston Villa 14, Manchester United 8. Fouls conceded.
- 2Yellow cards1.7
Yellow cards: Aston Villa 2, Manchester United 1.7. Summed from the players.
- 0.3Red cards0
Red cards: Aston Villa 0.3, Manchester United 0. Summed from the players.
- 20.5PPDA12.2
PPDA: Aston Villa 20.5, Manchester United 12.2. Passes the opposition completes per defensive action. A LOW number means pressing high and often; a high one means sitting off.
- 0.75Expected points1.85
Expected points: Aston Villa 0.75, Manchester United 1.85. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.
Head to head
3 Aston Villa · 2 drawn · 5 Manchester United10 meetings on record, 2.7 goals a game
- Manchester United3–1Aston Villa2025-26 · 16 Mar
- Aston Villa2–1Manchester United2025-26 · 22 Dec
- Manchester United2–0Aston Villa2024-25 · 26 May
- Aston Villa0–0Manchester United2024-25 · 7 Oct
- Aston Villa1–2Manchester United2023-24 · 12 Feb
- Manchester United3–2Aston Villa2023-24 · 27 Dec
- Manchester United1–0Aston Villa2022-23 · 30 Apr
- Aston Villa3–1Manchester United2022-23 · 7 Nov
- Aston Villa2–2Manchester United2021-22 · 16 Jan
- Manchester United0–1Aston Villa2021-22 · 25 Sept
Last time out
Aston Villa
Hull City 0–0 Aston Villa · 5 Sept
- Zion SuzukiGK
- Matty CashDR
- Victor LindelöfDC
- Tyrone MingsDC
- Ian MaatsenDL
- Ross BarkleyDMC
- Boubacar KamaraDMC
- John McGinnAMR
- Emiliano BuendíaAMC
- George HemmingsAML
- Nicolas JacksonFW
Substitutes used (5)
Manchester United
Everton 2–2 Manchester United · 6 Sept
- Senne LammensGK
- Diogo DalotDR
- Lisandro MartinezDC
- Harry MaguireDC
- Luke ShawDL
- Kobbie MainooDMC
- Youri TielemansDMC
- Bryan MbeumoAMR
- Bruno FernandesAMC
- Marcus RashfordAML
- Matheus CunhaFW
Substitutes used (5)
Players to watch
Aston Villa
- Emiliano Buendía6Shots
- George Hemmings1Shots on target
- Ross Barkley6Key passes
- Emiliano Buendía1Big chances
- Emiliano Buendía0.60Expected goals
- Ross Barkley0.52Expected assists
Manchester United
- Bruno Fernandes3Goals
- Luke Shaw1Assists
- Bruno Fernandes15Shots
- Bryan Mbeumo4Shots on target
- Marcus Rashford8Key passes
- Bryan Mbeumo3Big chances
- Bruno Fernandes2.38Expected goals
- Matheus Cunha1.03Expected assists
Defence vs position
2026-27 season. Only 3 matches behind the thinner of the two clubs, so read the ranks as an early indication rather than a record.
| Forwards | Aston Villa v Manchester United def | Manchester United v Aston Villa def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.00v0.0010th/11th | 0.00v0.0010th/11th |
| Assists | 0.00v0.007th/8th | 0.33v0.333rd/2nd |
| Shots | 1.7v2.015th/13th | 2.3v2.79th/7th |
| Shots on target | 0.0v0.718th/10th | 0.7v0.37th/13th |
| Key passes | 0.7v1.312th/2nd | 1.3v0.72nd/13th |
| Big chances | 0.00v0.6717th/5th | 0.00v0.0017th/19th |
| xG | 0.09v0.3120th/17th | 0.14v0.2718th/19th |
| Attacking mid | Aston Villa v Manchester United def | Manchester United v Aston Villa def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.00v0.3314th/9th | 1.67v1.331st/3rd |
| Assists | 0.00v0.6712th/4th | 0.33v0.336th/8th |
| Shots | 3.0v3.316th/15th | 11.7v4.31st/12th |
| Shots on target | 0.3v1.717th/8th | 4.0v2.01st/6th |
| Key passes | 2.0v3.716th/9th | 7.3v2.32nd/18th |
| Big chances | 0.67v0.338th/12th | 2.33v1.671st/1st |
| xG | 0.47v0.3212th/17th | 1.94v1.361st/2nd |
| Midfielders | Aston Villa v Manchester United def | Manchester United v Aston Villa def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.00v0.009th/10th | 0.00v0.009th/10th |
| Assists | 0.00v0.6710th/1st | 0.33v0.004th/11th |
| Shots | 1.7v2.013th/14th | 3.3v2.76th/5th |
| Shots on target | 0.0v0.014th/16th | 0.7v0.77th/7th |
| Key passes | 2.3v2.712th/9th | 2.3v4.012th/4th |
| Big chances | 0.00v0.009th/9th | 0.00v0.009th/9th |
| xG | 0.06v0.0714th/19th | 0.14v0.0810th/17th |
| Defenders | Aston Villa v Manchester United def | Manchester United v Aston Villa def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.00v1.007th/1st | 0.00v0.007th/5th |
| Assists | 0.00v0.008th/10th | 0.33v0.333rd/2nd |
| Shots | 2.3v3.08th/7th | 4.3v2.32nd/9th |
| Shots on target | 0.0v2.017th/1st | 0.7v0.36th/11th |
| Key passes | 1.3v1.315th/13th | 5.0v2.01st/7th |
| Big chances | 0.00v1.339th/1st | 0.00v0.679th/3rd |
| xG | 0.11v0.6812th/2nd | 0.20v0.289th/6th |
Each cell is what that club’s forwards in that position produce per match, against what the opposition concedes to that position — and the two ranks beneath them, out of 20. First rank 1 produces the most; second rank 1 concedes the most. So a low pair is a good attack meeting a soft defence, which is the matchup worth finding. A substitute counts towards the position he usually starts in, because the source names a position only for players who start and substitutes are a fourteenth of this league’s goals.
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