📏 Form Guide
Bournemouth LDWDDW
Bournemouth will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following the 1-2 Premier League success against Arsenal.
In that game, Bournemouth managed 49% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. For Bournemouth, the goalscorers were Dean Huijsen (67') and Evanilson (75'). Arsenal had 13 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Declan Rice (34') scored for Arsenal.
Over their last six games, Andoni Iraola's Bournemouth have scored a total of 7 times, with that being an average number of goals per match of 1.17.
Analysis of their past results shows that Bournemouth:
- haven't beaten Aston Villa in their previous 4 matches in the league.
- haven't been defeated in their previous 2 home league matches.
Aston Villa WWWLLW
Aston Villa head into the clash following on from a 1-0 Premier League win with the eclipse of Fulham in their last game.
In that game, Aston Villa had 52% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Aston Villa was Youri Tielemans (12'). Fulham had 11 shots on goal with 3 on target.
In a total of 5 out of the previous 6 clashes involving Aston Villa, three or more goals have been struck. The overall average goals scored per match within that spell is 3.33, with the number of goals averaged by Aston Villa standing at 2.
Heading into this fixture, Aston Villa have not emerged victorious against Bournemouth when they've played them away from home in the last 3 league games.
🤜🤛 Head to head
If we look at their past head to head duels going back to 01/02/2020, both clubs have shared the honours with Bournemouth winning 2 of those games, Aston Villa 2 and 2 being drawn after 90 minutes of play.
In all, 18 goals were produced between them in these games, with 8 for The Cherries and 10 belonging to The Villans. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.
The last league match featuring these clubs was Premier League match day 9 on 26/10/2024 when the final score was Aston Villa 1-1 Bournemouth.
In that match, Aston Villa had 57% possession and 18 shots on goal with 8 on target. Their only player to score was Ross Barkley (76').
At the other end, Bournemouth had 11 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Evanilson (96') scored.
The match was refereed by Chris Kavanagh.
📋 Team News: Bournemouth
Dango Ouattara (Adductor pain), Luis Sinisterra (Thigh problems), Ryan Christie (Groin injury) and Enes Ünal (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t be available for Bournemouth gaffer Andoni Iraola.
We are thinking that The Cherries look set to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation with Kepa Arrizabalaga, Adam Smith, Illia Zabarnyi, Dean Huijsen, Milos Kerkez, Lewis Cook, Tyler Adams, Marcus Tavernier, Justin Kluivert, Antoine Semenyo and Evanilson.
📋 Team News: Aston Villa
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has not got a full squad to pick from. Youri Tielemans (Muscle injury) and Marcus Rashford (Hamstring injury) will not be playing here.
We are inclined to think that The Villans appear most likely to utilise a 4-2-3-1 formation by sending out Emiliano Martinez, Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres, Ian Maatsen, Boubacar Kamara, Amadou Onana, John McGinn, Morgan Rogers, Jacob Ramsey and Ollie Watkins.
💡 Prediction
Our feeling is that Aston Villa and Bournemouth may well both score at least one goal each although picking a clear a winner isn’t easy.
Let’s see how this one goes, but it looks this could have goals and the potential for a draw. We’re therefore predicting a great battle with a score draw at the end of the 90 minutes.
Victor Martins, 16:02 10/05/2025