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Premier League · 2026

Hull City 0–0 Aston Villa · Premier League

0–0Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Hull City and Aston Villa drew 0–0.

Shots
1113
Shots on target
41
Expected goals
0.581.74
Possession
27%73%

Full time

What the match recorded

Hull City and Aston Villa drew 0–0. Recorded in this match (Hull City – Aston Villa): shots 11–13, shots on target 4–1, expected goals 0.58–1.74, possession 27%–73%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Aston Villa have recorded the higher season possession share.

28.7%PossessionHull City · Aston Villa● 46.3%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 17.7 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricHull CityAston VillaBaseline
Possession28.7%46.3%46.2%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

Hull City show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Hull City's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

8.33 shots/match ▲ShotsHull City · Aston Villa8.67 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricHull CityAston VillaBaseline
Shots8.33 shots/match8.67 shots/match12.2 shots/match
Shots against15 shots/match13 shots/match13.2 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots13 shotsHull City 11 shots, Aston Villa 13 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots1 shotHull City 4 shots, Aston Villa 1 shot
  • Expected goals0.58 xG1.74 xGHull City 0.58 xG, Aston Villa 1.74 xG
  • Possession27%73%Hull City 27%, Aston Villa 73%
  • Corners3 corners4 cornersHull City 3 corners, Aston Villa 4 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls5 foulsHull City 10 fouls, Aston Villa 5 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards0 cardsHull City 2 cards, Aston Villa 0 cards
  • Passes229 passes683 passesHull City 229 passes, Aston Villa 683 passes
  • Pass accuracy72.9%89.8%Hull City 72.9%, Aston Villa 89.8%
  • Shots inside box4 shots10 shotsHull City 4 shots, Aston Villa 10 shots
  • Blocked shots0 blocks5 blocksHull City 0 blocks, Aston Villa 5 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves1 save4 savesHull City 1 save, Aston Villa 4 saves
  • Offsides2 offsides2 offsidesHull City 2 offsides, Aston Villa 2 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 39′Semi AjayiYellow card · Hull City
  2. Half-time
  3. 67′Lucas Gourna-DouathYellow card · Hull City
  4. Full time
Player changes · 10grouped by team and minute
  • 63′Hull City · 1 player changeSorba Thomas
  • 64′Hull City · 1 player changeBrooke Norton-Cuffy
  • 71′Hull City · 1 player changeLucas Herrington
  • 75′Aston Villa · 2 player changesAlejandro Garnacho · Alysson
  • 76′Aston Villa · 1 player changeMatteo Ruggeri
  • 82′Hull City · 2 player changesMohamed Ali Cho · Jens Hjertø-Dahl
  • 85′Aston Villa · 2 player changesAaron Wan-Bissaka · Tammy Abraham

Who started

Lineups

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Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

Hull City5-4-1
  1. Konstantinos TzolakisG
  2. Lewie CoyleD
  3. Ryan GilesD
  4. Semi AjayiD
  5. John EganD
  6. Nobel MendyD
  7. Matt CrooksM
  8. Regan SlaterM
  9. Oli McBurnieF
  10. Mohamed BelloumiF
  11. Elliot StroudF
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
  1. Zion SuzukiG
  2. Matty CashD
  3. Victor LindelöfD
  4. Pau TorresD
  5. Ian MaatsenD
  6. Ross BarkleyM
  7. Boubacar KamaraM
  8. Emiliano BuendíaM
  9. John McGinnF
  10. Nicolas JacksonF
  11. George HemmingsF

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Hull City favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Aston Villa in 0 · 13 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Hull City3 matchesAston Villa3 matches
1 goal/match ▲Goals scored3/30 goals/match
0 goals/match ▲Goals allowed3/31.67 goals/match
0.86 xG/match ▲Expected goals3/30.79 xG/match
8.33 shots/matchShots3/38.67 shots/match
3.33 shots/match ▲Shots on target3/30.33 shots/match
28.7%Possession3/3● 46.3%
2 corners/matchCorners3/3● 2.67 corners/match
9.33 fouls/matchFouls3/310.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples3 / 3home / away teams
Recent samples3 / 3last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 5 Sept 2026, 20:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsHull CityAston Villa
CompetitionPremier League
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