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Aston Villa vs Southampton: result 2-4 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 35Kick-off on April 23, 2016 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Villa Park, Birmingham

Aston Villa
2-4
Southampton

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What was the result of Aston Villa vs Southampton?

Southampton won 2-4 on April 23, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 15′S. LongSouthampton
  • 39′D. TadićSouthampton
  • 45′A. WestwoodAston Villa
  • 71′D. TadićSouthampton
  • 85′A. WestwoodAston Villa
  • 90′S. ManéSouthampton

Official lineup for Aston Villa vs Southampton

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Aston Villa

  1. 7L. Bacuna
  2. 9S. Sinclair
  3. 19J. Ayew
  1. 8I. Gueye
  2. 15A. Westwood
  3. 24C. Sánchez
  1. 4Micah Richards
  2. 16Joleon Lescott
  3. 21Alan Hutton
  4. 43A. Cissokho
  1. 1B. Guzan

Southampton

  1. 7S. Long
  1. 8S. Davis
  2. 9J. Rodríguez
  3. 11D. Tadić
  4. 12V. Wanyama
  5. 14Oriol Romeu
  1. 2Cédric Soares
  2. 6José Fonte
  3. 17V. van Dijk
  4. 21R. Bertrand
  1. 44F. Forster
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Aston Villa have 2 wins, 2 draws and 11 defeats; Southampton have 8, 3 and 4.

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

Aston Villa
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 16, 2016Manchester United(away)0-1Premier League
Apr 9, 2016Bournemouth(home)1-2Premier League
Apr 2, 2016Chelsea(home)0-4Premier League
Mar 19, 2016Swansea(away)0-1Premier League
Mar 13, 2016Tottenham(home)0-2Premier League
Southampton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 16, 2016Everton(away)1-1Premier League
Apr 9, 2016Newcastle(home)3-1Premier League
Apr 3, 2016Leicester(away)0-1Premier League
Mar 20, 2016Liverpool(home)3-2Premier League
Mar 12, 2016Stoke City(away)2-1Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Aston Villa win, 3 draws, 2 Southampton wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Dec 5, 2015Southampton 1-1 Aston VillaPremier League
Oct 28, 2015Southampton 2-1 Aston VillaLeague Cup
May 16, 2015Southampton 6-1 Aston VillaPremier League
Nov 24, 2014Aston Villa 1-1 SouthamptonPremier League
Apr 19, 2014Aston Villa 0-0 SouthamptonPremier League
Dec 4, 2013Southampton 2-3 Aston VillaPremier League

Last archived meeting: Southampton vs Aston Villa on Dec 5, 2015

How many goals should we expect?

Aston Villa score 0.5 and concede 2.1 goals per match over their last 15; Southampton score 1.3 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Aston Villa0.52.134/157/15
Southampton1.30.967/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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9Aston Villa832391211

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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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