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Premier League | Gameweek 21
Jan 21, 2023 at 3pm UK
St Mary's Stadium
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Southampton
0 - 1
Aston Villa


Lyanco (13')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Watkins (77')
Luiz (64'), Moreno (82')

The Match

Match Report

Ollie Watkins' towering header hands Aston Villa all three points away to Southampton, who remain bottom of the table after their fourth successive defeat at St Mary's.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Southampton and Aston Villa, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Southampton win with a probability of 40.29%. A win for Aston Villa had a probability of 33.62% and a draw had a probability of 26.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Southampton win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.62%) and 2-0 (6.92%). The likeliest Aston Villa win was 0-1 (8.93%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.4%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood.

Result
SouthamptonDrawAston Villa
40.29% (0.075000000000003 0.08) 26.1% (-0.010999999999999 -0.01) 33.62% (-0.064999999999998 -0.06)
Both teams to score 53.51% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.07% (0.025999999999996 0.03)50.92% (-0.027999999999999 -0.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.2% (0.023 0.02)72.8% (-0.025000000000006 -0.03)
Southampton Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.09% (0.049999999999997 0.05)24.91% (-0.052 -0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.47% (0.072000000000003 0.07)59.53% (-0.073999999999998 -0.07)
Aston Villa Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.25% (-0.030000000000001 -0.03)28.74% (0.027999999999999 0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.42% (-0.035000000000004 -0.04)64.58% (0.034999999999997 0.03)
Score Analysis
    Southampton 40.29%
    Aston Villa 33.62%
    Draw 26.09%
SouthamptonDrawAston Villa
1-0 @ 9.95% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-1 @ 8.62% (0.0089999999999986 0.01)
2-0 @ 6.92% (0.013 0.01)
3-1 @ 4% (0.011 0.01)
3-0 @ 3.21% (0.011 0.01)
3-2 @ 2.49% (0.0049999999999999 0)
4-1 @ 1.39% (0.006 0.01)
4-0 @ 1.11% (0.006 0.01)
Other @ 2.6%
Total : 40.29%
1-1 @ 12.4% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 7.16% (-0.008 -0.01)
2-2 @ 5.38% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-3 @ 1.04% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 26.09%
0-1 @ 8.93% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02)
1-2 @ 7.73% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
0-2 @ 5.56% (-0.014 -0.01)
1-3 @ 3.21% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
0-3 @ 2.31% (-0.008 -0.01)
2-3 @ 2.23% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
1-4 @ 1% (-0.0029999999999999 -0)
Other @ 2.63%
Total : 33.62%

How you voted: Southampton vs Aston Villa

Southampton
31.5%
Draw
22.6%
Aston Villa
45.9%
146
Head to Head
Sep 16, 2022 8pm
Mar 5, 2022 3pm
Aston Villa
4-0
Southampton
Watkins (9'), Luiz (44'), Coutinho (52'), Ings (54')
Watkins (74')

Romeu (68')
Nov 5, 2021 8pm
Nov 1, 2020 12pm
Aston Villa
3-4
Southampton
Mings (62'), Watkins (90+3' pen.), Grealish (90+7')
Cash (43')
Vestergaard (20'), Ward-Prowse (33', 45'), Ings (58')
Ward-Prowse (12'), Diallo (90+2')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool16123137162139
2Chelsea17105237191835
3Arsenal1796234161833
4Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest179442319431
5Bournemouth178452721628
6Aston Villa178452626028
7Manchester CityMan City178362925427
8Newcastle UnitedNewcastle177552721626
9Fulham176742422225
10Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton176742726125
11Tottenham HotspurSpurs1772839251423
12Brentford177283232023
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd176472122-122
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham175572230-820
15Everton163761421-716
16Crystal Palace173771826-816
17Leicester CityLeicester173592137-1614
18Wolverhampton WanderersWolves1733112740-1312
19Ipswich TownIpswich172691632-1612
20Southampton1713131136-256


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