Sunderland vs Aston Villa: result 0-1 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 20Kick-off on January 1, 2014 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Stadium of Light, Sunderland
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What was the result of Sunderland vs Aston Villa?
Aston Villa won 0-1 on January 1, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 15′Gabriel Imuetinyan AgbonlahorAston Villa
Official lineup for Sunderland vs Aston Villa
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Sunderland
- 9S. Fletcher
- 27Ji Dong-Won
- 4Ki Sung-Yueng
- 14J. Colback
- 23Emanuele Giaccherini
- 33L. Cattermole
- 2Phil Bardsley
- 12O. Čelůstka
- 21M. Diakité
- 29V. Roberge
- 25V. Mannone
Aston Villa
- 10A. Weimann
- 11Gabriel Imuetinyan Agbonlahor
- 20C. Benteke
- 7L. Bacuna
- 15A. Westwood
- 16F. Delph
- 2N. Baker
- 4R. Vlaar
- 14Antonio Luna
- 34M. Lowton
- 1B. Guzan
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sunderland have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Aston Villa have 3, 5 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2013 | Cardiff(away) | 2-2 | Premier League |
| Dec 26, 2013 | Everton(away) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Dec 21, 2013 | Norwich(home) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Dec 17, 2013 | Chelsea(home) | 2-1 | League Cup |
| Dec 14, 2013 | West Ham(away) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2013 | Swansea(home) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Dec 26, 2013 | Crystal Palace(home) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Dec 21, 2013 | Stoke City(away) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Dec 15, 2013 | Manchester United(home) | 0-3 | Premier League |
| Dec 8, 2013 | Fulham(away) | 0-2 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Sunderland win, 3 draws, 2 Aston Villa wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2013 | Aston Villa 0-0 Sunderland | Premier League |
| Apr 29, 2013 | Aston Villa 6-1 Sunderland | Premier League |
| Nov 3, 2012 | Sunderland 0-1 Aston Villa | Premier League |
| Apr 21, 2012 | Aston Villa 0-0 Sunderland | Premier League |
| Oct 29, 2011 | Sunderland 2-2 Aston Villa | Premier League |
| Jan 5, 2011 | Aston Villa 0-1 Sunderland | Premier League |
Last archived meeting: Aston Villa vs Sunderland on Nov 30, 2013
How many goals should we expect?
Sunderland score 1.0 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Aston Villa score 0.8 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland | 1.0 | 1.3 | 5 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
| Aston Villa | 0.8 | 1.5 | 4 | 5/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Sunderland sit 20th in Premier League (5 points from 9 matches) and Aston Villa sit 10th (12 points from 9 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Aston Villa | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 5 |
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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