Manchester United vs Aston Villa

Manchester United

2 - 1

Aston Villa

🕒 Fri, 01 Jan 2021 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Old Trafford 🧑‍⚖️ Michael Oliver 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished

Season

2020-2021 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 17

Regular Season Table

Manchester United 2 · Aston Villa 11

Referee Stats

Michael Oliver

28 matches · 3.11 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.11
Reds avg	0.11
Penalties avg	0.71
Over 4.5 cards	25%
Home wins	32%
Draws	11%
Away wins	57%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (19-15).
Possession was balanced (48%-52%).
Manchester United had the sharper finishing (9-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester United (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-4-6

Goals For / Against

38 / 28

Avg: 2.00 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.63

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Aston Villa (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-3-7

Goals For / Against

26 / 19

Avg: 1.37 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.58

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

1.63

PPG

1.58

2.00

1.37

1.47

1.00

63%

O2.5

53%

63%

BTTS

47%

63%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

Manchester United rank2nd

Aston Villa rank11th

Manchester United points74

Aston Villa points55

Manchester United: #2 · 74 pts · GD +29

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 35 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Aston Villa: #11 · 55 pts · GD +9

19 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Manchester United last 5 home

D L L W W

Points7/15

Weighted index31

Goals9-9

Record2-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Aston Villa last 5 away

W L W L D

Points7/15

Weighted index56

Goals8-8

Record2-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Manchester United trend breakdown

Over 2.563%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 26%

Aston Villa trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Manchester United score at home84%

Manchester United clean sheet at home32%

Aston Villa score away84%

Aston Villa clean sheet away42%

First-goal patterns

Manchester United score first63%

Manchester United win after scoring first50%

Aston Villa score first53%

Aston Villa win after scoring first70%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester United 43% · Aston Villa 50%

Avg first goal minute: Manchester United 31.0' · Aston Villa 28.9'

Vs league average

Manchester United score at home2.00 vs 1.35

Manchester United concede at home1.47 vs 1.34

Aston Villa score away1.37 vs 1.34

Aston Villa concede away1.00 vs 1.35

Manchester United score 48% above league average, while Aston Villa score 2% above league average.

Defensive side: Manchester United are 10% above league average at home, and Aston Villa are 26% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Manchester United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 10

76-90+ 9

31-45 7

0-15 6

46-60 6

16-30 5

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 10

61-75 7

0-15 5

31-45 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 3

Aston Villa goal timing (away)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 8

76-90+ 6

31-45 4

61-75 4

46-60 3

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

46-60 5

16-30 4

31-45 4

0-15 3

61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

48%

52%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

407

417

Passes Accurate

337

332

Passes %

83%

80%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

40' ⚽

⚽

40' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Martial

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Wan-Bissaka

49'

49' H. Maguire

55'

55' E. Bailly

58' ⚽

⚽

58' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

B. Traoré

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Grealish

60' ⚽

⚽

60' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

P. Pogba

Goal cancelled

61' ⚽

⚽

61' ⚽ Penalty Goal · 3-1

Bruno Fernandes

Penalty

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ S. McTominay

1st substitution · For: N. Matić

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ B. Traoré

1st substitution · For: J. Ramsey

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ A. El Ghazi

2nd substitution · For: K. Davis

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ Bruno Fernandes

2nd substitution · For: D. James

89'

89' L. Shaw

90'

90' N. Matić

90+4' ↑↓

↑↓

90+4' ⇄ Fred

3rd substitution · For: A. Tuanzebe

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

Manchester United beat Aston Villa 2-1 on Friday, 01 January 2021 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Michael Oliver. It was played at Old Trafford.

First half: Manchester United took the lead at 40' when A. Martial scored, with the assist credited to A. Wan-Bissaka, making the score 1-0.

Second half: H. Maguire received a yellow card for Manchester United at 49'. E. Bailly received a yellow card for Manchester United at 55'. Aston Villa leveled the score at 58' when B. Traoré scored, with the assist credited to J. Grealish, making the score 1-1. Manchester United took the lead at 60' when P. Pogba scored (Goal cancelled), making the score 2-1. Manchester United extended the lead at 61' when Bruno Fernandes converted a penalty, making the score 3-1. Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 65', with S. McTominay replacing N. Matić. Aston Villa made their 1st substitution at 79', with B. Traoré replacing J. Ramsey. Aston Villa made their 2nd substitution at 84', with A. El Ghazi replacing K. Davis. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 87', with Bruno Fernandes replacing D. James. L. Shaw received a yellow card for Manchester United at 89'. N. Matić received a yellow card for Manchester United at 90'. Manchester United made their 3rd substitution at 90+4', with Fred replacing A. Tuanzebe.

Manchester United used 3 substitutions while Aston Villa used 2 substitutions. Manchester United got 4 yellow cards.