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Aston Villa vs Norwich: result 4-2 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 4Kick-off on August 19, 2017 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Villa Park, Birmingham

Aston Villa
4-2
Norwich

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What was the result of Aston Villa vs Norwich?

Aston Villa won 4-2 on August 19, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 22′C. HourihaneAston Villa
  • 42′A. GreenAston Villa
  • 60′J. MurphyNorwich
  • 68′C. HourihaneAston Villa
  • 79′Nélson OliveiraNorwich
  • 85′C. HourihaneAston Villa

Official lineup for Aston Villa vs Norwich

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Aston Villa

4-4-1-1
  1. 18J. Onomah
  1. 39K. Davis
  1. 19A. Green
  2. 14C. Hourihane
  3. 27Ahmed El Mohamady
  4. 6G. Whelan
  1. 5J. Chester
  2. 3N. Taylor
  3. 21Alan Hutton
  4. 26J. Terry
  1. 1S. Johnstone

Norwich

4-1-4-1
  1. 11J. Murphy
  1. 10C. Jerome
  2. 7S. Naismith
  3. 4H. Reed
  4. 18M. Stiepermann
  1. 8M. Vrančić
  1. 6C. Zimmermann
  2. 3J. Husband
  3. 28M. Franke
  4. 5Russell Martin
  1. 1A. Gunn
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Aston Villa have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Norwich have 7, 4 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Aston Villa
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 15, 2017Reading(away)1-2Championship
Aug 12, 2017Cardiff(away)0-3Championship
Aug 9, 2017Colchester(away)2-1League Cup
Aug 5, 2017Hull City(home)1-1Championship
May 7, 2017Brighton(home)1-1Championship
Norwich
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 16, 2017QPR(home)2-0Championship
Aug 13, 2017Sunderland(home)1-3Championship
Aug 8, 2017Swindon Town(home)3-2League Cup
Aug 5, 2017Fulham(away)1-1Championship
May 7, 2017QPR(home)4-0Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Aston Villa wins, 0 draws, 2 Norwich wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 1, 2017Aston Villa 2-0 NorwichChampionship
Dec 13, 2016Norwich 1-0 Aston VillaChampionship
Feb 6, 2016Aston Villa 2-0 NorwichPremier League
Dec 28, 2015Norwich 2-0 Aston VillaPremier League
Mar 2, 2014Aston Villa 4-1 NorwichPremier League
Sep 21, 2013Norwich 0-1 Aston VillaPremier League

Last archived meeting: Aston Villa vs Norwich on Apr 1, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Aston Villa score 1.1 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Norwich score 2.1 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Aston Villa1.11.157/155/15
Norwich2.11.549/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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21Norwich1130817219

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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