Aston Villa vs Fulham Prediction

Form reads messy across competitions

Villa's recent matches span the Premier League, League Cup, Champions League and pre-season friendlies. The overall record of nine wins, nine losses and two draws hides a tougher recent league stretch, with defeats to Tottenham, Nottingham Forest and Arsenal following each other in quick succession.

Aston Villa: 20 completed matches; Fulham: 20 completed matches.

Aston Villa

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

44

Conceded

31

Difference

+13

Fulham

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

23

Conceded

25

Difference

-2

Fulham's sample is similarly mixed, including a League Cup exit and domestic draws against Liverpool and Manchester United. They haven't won since edging past Sunderland back in August.

Both teams arrive low on confidence, regardless of competition.

Comparative Team Statistics: Aston Villa vs Fulham

Head-to-head has favoured whoever's at home

The last five meetings between these two have all gone the home side's way, including Fulham's 1-0 win at Craven Cottage back in April. Before that, Villa won at home in both the previous two seasons.

Go back further and there have been some big away results too, like Fulham's 3-1 win at Villa Park in October 2024. It's a fixture that hasn't settled into a clear pattern.

Early table positions tell a tough story

Aston Villa sit 16th after five games, with one win, a draw and three defeats for four points. Fulham are two places and two points further back in 19th, having drawn twice and lost three times without a win so far this season.

Goal difference is close too. Villa have scored four and conceded nine, while Fulham have scored five and conceded eight.

Few points separate two sides who've both struggled to get going this term.

A short list of names to watch

John McGinn has been Villa's most productive creator of late, setting up two goals in his last five appearances. He's also picked up two yellow cards in that span, matching Fulham's Tim Castagne for cautions.

Aston Villa:

Best assist providers:

J. McGinn - 2

Penalty cards:

João Gomes x 1 x 1

J. McGinn x 2

Fulham:

Penalty cards:

T. Castagne x 2

João Gomes has had a rougher time of it, with a red card and a yellow in just two recent matches for Villa.

Goals have flowed at both ends

Villa have shipped nine goals in five league games this season, and Fulham have conceded eight. Both sides have also found the net reasonably often across their recent matches.

Neither defence looks settled right now, which points towards an open contest rather than a cagey one.

Expect goals at both ends if recent defensive trends continue.