About Match
The table reads 14th (Sunderland, 4 pts) against 19th (Aston Villa, 1 pts), 3 points apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Sunderland 0.75 scored and 1.25 conceded per game, Aston Villa 0.25 and 1.75, with the league averaging 1.39. Victory would move Sunderland to 7 points and up to 4th, with other results unchanged.
The head-to-head ledger counts 25 games: 4 Sunderland wins, 9 for Aston Villa, 12 draws, at 2.08 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 28% of meetings won. These meetings skew tight — only 32% saw more than two goals. The recent trend is more open — 3.8 goals per game over the last five meetings versus 2.08 all-time.
The venue is Stadium of Light in Sunderland, with room for 48,707 spectators.