Premier League · 2024

Aston Villa 1–0 Fulham · Premier League

1–0Historical match

Fulham

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A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Aston Villa won 1–0.

Shots
1011
Shots on target
33
Expected goals
0.960.85
Possession
52%48%

Full time

What the match recorded

Aston Villa beat Fulham 1–0. Recorded in this match (Aston Villa – Fulham): shots 10–11, shots on target 3–3, expected goals 0.96–0.85, possession 52%–48%. 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.

Aston Villa's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Aston Villa's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.57 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.2 goals/match1.57 goals/match1.56 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Aston Villa have a visible home split

moderate

Aston Villa's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

15.3 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season13 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots15.3 shots/match13 shots/match13.3 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots11 shotsAston Villa 10 shots, Fulham 11 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots3 shotsAston Villa 3 shots, Fulham 3 shots
  • Expected goals0.96 xG0.85 xGAston Villa 0.96 xG, Fulham 0.85 xG
  • Possession52%48%Aston Villa 52%, Fulham 48%
  • Corners5 corners3 cornersAston Villa 5 corners, Fulham 3 corners
  • Fouls6 fouls17 foulsAston Villa 6 fouls, Fulham 17 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Raúl Jiménez · Fulham · 44′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAlex Iwobi · Fulham · 45′ · 0.02 xG · on targetYouri Tielemans · Aston Villa · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSaša Lukić · Fulham · 50′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedEmile Smith Rowe · Fulham · 89′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedOllie Watkins · Aston Villa · 7′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedIan Maatsen · Aston Villa · 63′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJacob Ramsey · Aston Villa · 72′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAlex Iwobi · Fulham · 11′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedHarry Wilson · Fulham · 22′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedJoachim Andersen · Fulham · 76′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedAdama Traoré · Fulham · 87′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedYouri Tielemans · Aston Villa · 12′ · 0.07 xG · goalDonyell Malen · Aston Villa · 85′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMorgan Rogers · Aston Villa · 49′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedHarry Wilson · Fulham · 65′ · 0.08 xG · on targetSaša Lukić · Fulham · 48′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedDonyell Malen · Aston Villa · 90′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedOllie Watkins · Aston Villa · 61′ · 0.17 xG · on targetDonyell Malen · Aston Villa · 79′ · 0.26 xG · on targetHarry Wilson · Fulham · 54′ · 0.33 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Aston Villa: 10 shots, 3 on target, 0.95 xG. Fulham: 11 shots, 3 on target, 0.87 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.510′HT90′Youri Tielemans · Aston Villa · 12′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Aston Villa 0.95 xG · Fulham 0.87 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4Aston Villa
0Draws
1Fulham
Fulham — Aston Villa · Premier League1–3
Fulham — Aston Villa · Premier League1–2
Aston Villa — Fulham · Premier League3–1
Aston Villa — Fulham · Premier League1–0
Fulham — Aston Villa · Premier League3–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Aston Villa favored in 3 of 11 directional metrics · Fulham in 2 · 6 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Aston Villa35 matchesFulham35 matches
1.57 goals/match ▲Goals scored35/351.43 goals/match
1.4 goals/matchGoals allowed35/351.34 goals/match
1.57 xG/match ▲Expected goals35/351.3 xG/match
13 shots/matchShots35/3513.5 shots/match
4.54 shots/matchShots on target35/354.49 shots/match
51.1%Possession35/35● 52.3%
6.23 corners/match ●Corners35/355.54 corners/match
10.8 fouls/matchFouls35/3511.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples35 / 35home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

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 fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 3 May 2025, 15:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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