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

This match

Match statistics

MetricBurnleyAston Villa
Shots9 shots/match16 shots/match
Shots on target2 shots/match6 shots/match
Expected goals0.73 xG/match2.7 xG/match
Possession57%43%
Corners4 corners/match6 corners/match
Fouls12 fouls/match11 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Luca Koleosho · Burnley · 10′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMatty Cash · Aston Villa · 76′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedHannes Delcroix · Burnley · 59′ · 0.02 xG · on targetMatty Cash · Aston Villa · 60′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLuca Koleosho · Burnley · 68′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedZeki Amdouni · Burnley · 43′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedZeki Amdouni · Burnley · 47′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMatty Cash · Aston Villa · 80′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedNicolò Zaniolo · Aston Villa · 82′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMatty Cash · Aston Villa · 35′ · 0.04 xG · on targetHannes Delcroix · Burnley · 50′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedOllie Watkins · Aston Villa · 79′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMoussa Diaby · Aston Villa · 61′ · 0.08 xG · goalMoussa Diaby · Aston Villa · 6′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedDiego Carlos · Aston Villa · 24′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedOllie Watkins · Aston Villa · 36′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedJay Rodriguez · Burnley · 85′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedLyle Foster · Burnley · 47′ · 0.13 xG · goalOllie Watkins · Aston Villa · 37′ · 0.16 xG · on targetOllie Watkins · Aston Villa · 8′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedNicolò Zaniolo · Aston Villa · 75′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedMatty Cash · Aston Villa · 20′ · 0.28 xG · goalJay Rodriguez · Burnley · 88′ · 0.35 xG · off target or blockedOllie Watkins · Aston Villa · 67′ · 0.39 xG · on targetMatty Cash · Aston Villa · 8′ · 0.92 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Burnley: 9 shots, 2 on target, 0.76 xG. Aston Villa: 16 shots, 6 on target, 2.72 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.530′HT90′Lyle Foster · Burnley · 47′Matty Cash · Aston Villa · 8′Matty Cash · Aston Villa · 20′Moussa Diaby · Aston Villa · 61′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Burnley 0.76 xG · Aston Villa 2.72 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Burnley's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

Burnley show a distinct attacking-volume record

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

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricBurnleyAston VillaBaseline
Shots15 shots/match15.5 shots/match
Shots against11.7 shots/match13.8 shots/match

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

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0Burnley
1Draws
1Aston Villa
Aston VillaBurnley · Premier League11
BurnleyAston Villa · Premier League13

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages · sample sizes shown with each metric. Context, not a forecast.

Where the edge is

Burnley favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Aston Villa in 0 · 13 too close

Goals scoredseason · 2/32.67 goals/match
Goals allowedseason · 2/32 goals/match
Expected goalsseason · 2/32.49 xG/match
Expected goals allowedseason · 2/31.59 xG/match
Shotsseason · 2/315 shots/match
Shots allowedseason · 2/311.7 shots/match
Shots on targetseason · 2/36.33 shots/match
Shots on target allowedseason · 2/35.67 shots/match
Possessionseason · 2/350%
Cornersseason · 2/36 corners/match
Corners allowedseason · 2/35.33 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
Foulsseason · 2/312 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 2/333%
Scoring frequencyseason · 2/3100%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Burnley
Aston Villa52.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Burnley
Aston Villa69.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Burnley
Aston Villa41.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Burnley
Aston Villa52.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Burnley
Aston Villa66.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Burnley
Aston Villa55.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Burnley
Aston Villa59.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Burnley2 matchesAston Villa3 matches
Goals scored2/32.67 goals/match
Goals allowed2/32 goals/match
Expected goals2/32.49 xG/match
Shots2/315 shots/match
Shots on target2/36.33 shots/match
Possession2/350%
Corners2/36 corners/match
Cards0/0
Fouls2/312 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Burnley2 matchesAston Villa2 matches
Goals scored2/2
Goals allowed2/2
Expected goals2/2
Shots2/2
Shots on target2/2
Possession2/2
Corners2/2
Cards0/0
Fouls2/2

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

15.8 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17 days
0 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidencelimited
Season samples2 / 3home / away teams
Recent samples2 / 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.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 27 Aug 2023, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4
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