Aston Villa vs Sunderland

Aston Villa

2 - 2

Sunderland

🕒 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Villa Park 🧑‍⚖️ Robert Madley 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished

Season

2015-2016 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 4

Regular Season Table

Aston Villa 20 · Sunderland 17

Referee Stats

Robert Madley

27 matches · 2.70 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.70
Reds avg	0.22
Penalties avg	0.44
Over 4.5 cards	11%
Home wins	37%
Draws	30%
Away wins	33%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Aston Villa outshot their opponent (21-7).
Aston Villa controlled possession (62%).

Team Overview

Aston Villa (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-5-12

Goals For / Against

14 / 35

Avg: 0.74 / 1.84

Points

Avg: 0.58

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sunderland (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-6-10

Goals For / Against

25 / 42

Avg: 1.32 / 2.21

Points

Avg: 0.79

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

0.58

PPG

0.79

0.74

1.32

1.84

2.21

42%

O2.5

63%

42%

BTTS

68%

16%

Score 1st

42%

League-position context

Aston Villa rank20th

Sunderland rank17th

Aston Villa points17

Sunderland points39

Aston Villa: #20 · 17 pts · GD -49

54 pts off the top 2. 43 pts off the play-off line. 25 pts from safety.

Sunderland: #17 · 39 pts · GD -14

32 pts off the top 2. 21 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.

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

Aston Villa last 5 home

D L L L L

Points1/15

Weighted index11

Goals3-12

Record0-1-4

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.

Sunderland last 5 away

D D W D D

Points7/15

Weighted index47

Goals8-5

Record1-4-0

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Aston Villa trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS42%

BTTS + O2.532%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 16%

Sunderland trend breakdown

Over 2.563%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Aston Villa score at home53%

Aston Villa clean sheet at home21%

Sunderland score away79%

Sunderland clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Aston Villa score first16%

Aston Villa win after scoring first67%

Sunderland score first42%

Sunderland win after scoring first38%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Aston Villa 21% · Sunderland 18%

Avg first goal minute: Aston Villa 55.0' · Sunderland 42.5'

Vs league average

Aston Villa score at home0.74 vs 1.49

Aston Villa concede at home1.84 vs 1.21

Sunderland score away1.32 vs 1.21

Sunderland concede away2.21 vs 1.49

Aston Villa score 51% below league average, while Sunderland score 9% above league average.

Defensive side: Aston Villa are 53% above league average at home, and Sunderland are 48% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Aston Villa goal timing (home)

1H scored: 27% 2H scored: 73% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

46-60 3

0-15 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 10

16-30 7

61-75 6

0-15 4

31-45 4

76-90+ 3

Sunderland goal timing (away)

1H scored: 24% 2H scored: 76% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 10

76-90+ 7

31-45 4

0-15 2

61-75 2

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 10

0-15 7

16-30 7

31-45 6

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

62%

38%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

523

329

Passes Accurate

439

241

Passes %

84%

73%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

8' ⚽

⚽

8' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Y. M'Vila

Normal Goal

11' ⚽

⚽

11' ⚽ Penalty Goal · 1-1

S. Sinclair

Penalty

37'

37' C. Clark

41' ⚽

⚽

41' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

S. Sinclair

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Amavi

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ L. Cattermole

1st substitution · For: O. Toivonen

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Danny Graham

2nd substitution · For: S. Fletcher

52' ⚽

⚽

52' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

J. Lens

Normal Goal · Assist: O. Toivonen

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ L. Bacuna

1st substitution · For: Carles Gil

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ J. Lens

3rd substitution · For: S. Larsson

79'

79' Carles Gil

90'

90' C. Pantilimon

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

Aston Villa drew 2-2 with Sunderland on Saturday, 29 August 2015 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Robert Madley. It was played at Villa Park.

First half: Sunderland took an early lead at 8' when Y. M'Vila scored, making the score 0-1. Aston Villa leveled the score at 11' when S. Sinclair converted a penalty, making the score 1-1. C. Clark received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 37'. Aston Villa took the lead at 41' when S. Sinclair scored, with the assist credited to J. Amavi, making the score 2-1.

Second half: Sunderland made their 1st substitution at 46', with L. Cattermole replacing O. Toivonen. Sunderland made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Danny Graham replacing S. Fletcher. Sunderland leveled the score at 52' when J. Lens scored, with the assist credited to O. Toivonen, making the score 2-2. Aston Villa made their 1st substitution at 68', with L. Bacuna replacing Carles Gil. Sunderland made their 3rd substitution at 77', with J. Lens replacing S. Larsson. Carles Gil received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 79'. C. Pantilimon received a yellow card for Sunderland at 90'.

Aston Villa used 1 substitution while Sunderland used 3 substitutions. Aston Villa got 2 yellow cards, while Sunderland got 1 yellow card.

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Aston Villa outshot their opponent (21-7).
Aston Villa controlled possession (62%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	2
Draws	3
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (66.7%)
BTTS	4 (66.7%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	1
Draws	2
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	2 (66.7%)

Aston Villa vs Sunderland Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

19 Apr 2026 Aston Villa vs Sunderland 4 - 3 21 Sep 2025 Sunderland vs Aston Villa 1 - 1

2015-2016 Season

02 Jan 2016 Sunderland vs Aston Villa 3 - 1 29 Aug 2015 Aston Villa vs Sunderland 2 - 2

2014-2015 Season

14 Mar 2015 Sunderland vs Aston Villa 0 - 4 28 Dec 2014 Aston Villa vs Sunderland 0 - 0