Aston Villa vs Leicester

Aston Villa

2 - 1

Leicester

🕒 Sat, 04 Jan 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Villa Park 🧑‍⚖️ Jarred Gillett 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 20

Regular Season Table

Aston Villa 6 · Leicester 18

Referee Stats

Jarred Gillett

16 matches · 4.25 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.25
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.25
Over 4.5 cards	38%
Home wins	38%
Draws	13%
Away wins	50%

How the match was won

Aston Villa outshot their opponent (13-4).
Aston Villa controlled possession (61%).
Aston Villa had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Aston Villa (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-7-1

Goals For / Against

34 / 20

Avg: 1.79 / 1.05

Points

Avg: 2.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Leicester (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-4-13

Goals For / Against

18 / 46

Avg: 0.95 / 2.42

Points

Avg: 0.53

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.11

PPG

0.53

1.79

0.95

1.05

2.42

58%

O2.5

74%

BTTS

58%

53%

Score 1st

21%

League-position context

Aston Villa rank6th

Leicester rank18th

Aston Villa points66

Leicester points25

Aston Villa: #6 · 66 pts · GD +7

8 pts off the top 2. 10 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Leicester: #18 · 25 pts · GD -47

49 pts off the top 2. 36 pts off the play-off line. 17 pts from safety.

41-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Aston Villa last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals11-3

Record5-0-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Leicester last 5 away

L D L D L

Points2/15

Weighted index13

Goals4-11

Record0-2-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Aston Villa trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS74%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 26%

Leicester trend breakdown

Over 2.574%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 95% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Aston Villa score at home89%

Aston Villa clean sheet at home21%

Leicester score away58%

Leicester clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Aston Villa score first53%

Aston Villa win after scoring first80%

Leicester score first21%

Leicester win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Aston Villa 88% · Leicester 27%

Avg first goal minute: Aston Villa 24.2' · Leicester 16.0'

Vs league average

Aston Villa score at home1.79 vs 1.51

Aston Villa concede at home1.05 vs 1.42

Leicester score away0.95 vs 1.42

Leicester concede away2.42 vs 1.51

Aston Villa score 18% above league average, while Leicester score 33% below league average.

Defensive side: Aston Villa are 26% below league average at home, and Leicester are 60% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Aston Villa goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

46-60 7

76-90+ 7

61-75 6

0-15 5

16-30 5

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

61-75 5

46-60 4

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

31-45 0

Leicester goal timing (away)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

31-45 5

46-60 4

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 18

16-30 11

76-90+ 9

0-15 4

31-45 3

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

61%

39%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

616

397

Passes Accurate

551

335

Passes %

89%

84%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

19' ↑↓

↑↓

19' ⇄ J. McGinn

1st substitution · For: J. Ramsey

58' ⚽

⚽

58' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

R. Barkley

Normal Goal

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ J. Vestergaard

1st substitution · For: W. Faes

63' ⚽

⚽

63' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

S. Mavididi

Normal Goal

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ L. Digne

2nd substitution · For: I. Maatsen

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ R. Barkley

3rd substitution · For: E. Buendía

76' ⚽

⚽

76' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

L. Bailey

Normal Goal · Assist: I. Maatsen

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ B. El Khannouss

2nd substitution · For: P. Daka

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ C. Coady

3rd substitution · For: C. Okoli

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ J. Ayew

4th substitution · For: F. Buonanotte

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ L. Thomas

5th substitution · For: B. De Cordova-Reid

90+5'

90+5' B. Soumaré

Aston Villa vs Leicester 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Aston Villa beat Leicester 2-1 on Saturday, 04 January 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Jarred Gillett. It was played at Villa Park.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Aston Villa made their 1st substitution at 19', with J. McGinn replacing J. Ramsey.

Second half: Aston Villa took the lead at 58' when R. Barkley scored, making the score 1-0. Leicester made their 1st substitution at 62', with J. Vestergaard replacing W. Faes. Leicester leveled the score at 63' when S. Mavididi scored, making the score 1-1. Aston Villa made their 2nd substitution at 76', with L. Digne replacing I. Maatsen. Aston Villa made their 3rd substitution at 76', with R. Barkley replacing E. Buendía. Aston Villa took the lead at 76' when L. Bailey scored, with the assist credited to I. Maatsen, making the score 2-1. Leicester made their 2nd substitution at 82', with B. El Khannouss replacing P. Daka. Leicester made their 3rd substitution at 82', with C. Coady replacing C. Okoli. Leicester made their 4th substitution at 83', with J. Ayew replacing F. Buonanotte. Leicester made their 5th substitution at 90', with L. Thomas replacing B. De Cordova-Reid. B. Soumaré received a yellow card for Leicester at 90+5'.

Aston Villa used 3 substitutions while Leicester used 5 substitutions. Leicester got 1 yellow card.