Match Report
Aston Villa, 5th with 76 points, sat 16 points above Blackburn Rovers (15th, 60). Blackburn Rovers ranked 5th in the league on five-round form, well above their 15th table position. Against a league average of 1.33 goals per team per game, Aston Villa ran at 1.78 scored and 1.33 conceded, Blackburn Rovers at 1.39 and 1.5.
Aston Villa came in having won four on the spin. The last-five ledger: Aston Villa 13/15, Blackburn Rovers 4/15.
22 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Aston Villa 12, draws 4, Blackburn Rovers 6, at 2.86 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 64% of the meetings went to the host.
Villa Park in Birmingham, capacity 42,640, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Aston Villa led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.