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Aston Villa 2–1 Burnley · Premier League

2–1Historical match

Burnley

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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 2–1.

Shots
155
Shots on target
72
Possession
55%45%

Full time

What the match recorded

Aston Villa beat Burnley 2–1. Recorded in this match (Aston Villa – Burnley): shots 15–5, shots on target 7–2, possession 55%–45%, corners 6–4. 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.

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.86 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 for1.2 goals/match0.86 goals/match1.29 goals/match

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

Aston Villa show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Aston Villa's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

10.9 shots/match ▲ShotsAston Villa · Burnley8 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricAston VillaBurnleyBaseline
Shots10.9 shots/match8 shots/match11.6 shots/match
Shots against11.6 shots/match18.7 shots/match11.2 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Aston Villa have recorded the higher season possession share.

57.1% ●PossessionAston Villa · Burnley35%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 22.1 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricAston VillaBurnleyBaseline
Possession57.1%35%49.8%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots5 shotsAston Villa 15 shots, Burnley 5 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots2 shotsAston Villa 7 shots, Burnley 2 shots
  • Possession55%45%Aston Villa 55%, Burnley 45%
  • Corners6 corners4 cornersAston Villa 6 corners, Burnley 4 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls15 foulsAston Villa 9 fouls, Burnley 15 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards1 cardAston Villa 3 cards, Burnley 1 card

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

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

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 7 of 9 directional metrics · Burnley in 2

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Aston Villa7 matchesBurnley7 matches
0.86 goals/matchGoals scored7/7▲ 1 goal/match
1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed7/72.14 goals/match
10.9 shots/match ▲Shots7/78 shots/match
3.29 shots/match ▲Shots on target7/72.57 shots/match
57.1% ●Possession7/735%
5.43 corners/match ●Corners7/73 corners/match
2 cards/matchCards7/71.86 cards/match
10.1 fouls/matchFouls7/79.86 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples7 / 7home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 5 Oct 2025, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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