Premier League

Premier League | Gameweek 2

Sep 21, 2020 at 6pm UK

Villa Park

Aston Villa
1 - 0
Sheff Utd

Konsa (63')
Targett (33'), Cash (83'), McGinn (84')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Lundstram (10')
Egan (12')

Reaction

Emiliano Martinez in action for Aston Villa against Sheffield United on September 21, 2020

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Ezri Konsa scores the winner for Aston Villa against Sheffield United in the Premier League on September 21, 2020

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The Match

Match Report

Emiliano Martinez makes the right impression on his debut for the home team.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Monday night's Premier League clash between Aston Villa and Sheffield United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

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 Sheffield United win with a probability of 40.73%. A win for Aston Villa had a probability of 31.39% and a draw had a probability of 27.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.3%) and 0-2 (7.71%). The likeliest Aston Villa win was 1-0 (10.32%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.09%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.3% likelihood.

Result
Aston Villa	Draw	Sheffield United
31.39%	27.88%	40.73%

Both teams to score 47.38%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

41.58%

58.42%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.98%

79.02%

Aston Villa Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

65.94%

34.07%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.25%

70.75%

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.86%

28.14%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.17%

63.83%

Score Analysis

Aston Villa 31.38%

Sheffield United 40.72%

Draw 27.89%

Aston Villa	Draw	Sheffield United
1-0 @ 10.32% 2-1 @ 7.05% 2-0 @ 5.56% 3-1 @ 2.53% 3-0 @ 2% 3-2 @ 1.6% Other @ 2.33% Total : 31.38%	1-1 @ 13.09% 0-0 @ 9.59% 2-2 @ 4.47% Other @ 0.74% Total : 27.89%	0-1 @ 12.15% 1-2 @ 8.3% 0-2 @ 7.71% 1-3 @ 3.51% 0-3 @ 3.26% 2-3 @ 1.89% 1-4 @ 1.11% 0-4 @ 1.03% Other @ 1.78% Total : 40.72%