Match Report
Aston Villa went into the game 4th in the table on 65 points; Sunderland sat 7th on 54 — an 11-point gap. Aston Villa had been under-performing their position — 9th on five-round form against 4th in the table.
GioScore's database holds 24 meetings between the two: 8 for Aston Villa, 4 for Sunderland and 12 drawn, at 1.88 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 25% of the wins in this fixture. These meetings skew tight — only 29% saw more than two goals. Recent editions have opened up: 3.2 goals per game across the last five meetings against 1.88 historically.
Goal scorers
Aston Villa: Ollie Watkins (2'), Tammy Abraham (90'), Morgan Rogers (46'), Ollie Watkins (36') · Sunderland: Trai Hume (86'), Wilson Isidor (87'), Chris Rigg (9')
Key stats
Possession: Aston Villa 50% · Sunderland 50% · Total shots: 15-10 · On target: 7-7 · Corners: 4-5