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Aston Villa 0–3 Crystal Palace · Premier League

0–3Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Crystal Palace won 0–3.

Shots
136
Shots on target
44
Possession
58%42%

Full time

What the match recorded

Crystal Palace beat Aston Villa 3–0. Recorded in this match (Aston Villa – Crystal Palace): shots 13–6, shots on target 4–4, possession 58%–42%, corners 10–1. 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.

58% ●PossessionAston Villa · Crystal Palace37.3%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 20.7 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricAston VillaCrystal PalaceBaseline
Possession58%37.3%49.5%

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

Crystal Palace show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

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

11 shots/match ▲ShotsAston Villa · Crystal Palace8.33 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricAston VillaCrystal PalaceBaseline
Shots11 shots/match8.33 shots/match11 shots/match
Shots against10.3 shots/match13.7 shots/match11 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots6 shotsAston Villa 13 shots, Crystal Palace 6 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots4 shotsAston Villa 4 shots, Crystal Palace 4 shots
  • Possession58%42%Aston Villa 58%, Crystal Palace 42%
  • Corners10 corners1 cornerAston Villa 10 corners, Crystal Palace 1 corner
  • Fouls7 fouls14 foulsAston Villa 7 fouls, Crystal Palace 14 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards3 cardsAston Villa 2 cards, Crystal Palace 3 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Aston Villa
1Draws
2Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace — Aston Villa · Premier League4–1
Aston Villa — Crystal Palace · Premier League2–2
Crystal Palace — Aston Villa · Premier League5–0
Aston Villa — Crystal Palace · Premier League3–1
Aston Villa — Crystal Palace · Premier League1–0

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 0 of 9 directional metrics · Crystal Palace in 0 · 9 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Aston Villa3 matchesCrystal Palace3 matches
0 goals/matchGoals scored3/3▲ 1.33 goals/match
1.33 goals/matchGoals allowed3/3▲ 0.33 goals/match
11 shots/match ▲Shots3/38.33 shots/match
3 shots/matchShots on target3/3▲ 4 shots/match
58% ●Possession3/337.3%
7.33 corners/match ●Corners3/31.33 corners/match
2 cards/matchCards3/33 cards/match
9.67 fouls/matchFouls3/312.3 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.
  • 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: xg_for, xg_against.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 31 Aug 2025, 22:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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