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Match preview · Premier League

Aston Villa – Tottenham Hotspur

Aston Villa 16th in Premier League Home 1.37 projected goals by the model
Tottenham Hotspur 20th in Premier League Away 1.20 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.37 1.20
Aston Villa Tottenham Hotspur
Aston Villa
39%
Draw
31%
Tottenham Hotspur
30%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Aston Villa Draw Tottenham Hotspur
Fair odds 2.58 3.22 3.32
Total goals
2.57
Over 2.5 goals
49%
Both teams to score
58%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

Bookmaker prices appear once the league confirms this match's date and kickoff time. Until then the model's preview above is all there is to compare.

The model's case

Why the model leans Aston Villa

39% Aston Villa to win

Attack
15th vs 8th
Aston Villa attack v Tottenham Hotspur defence
Defence
18th vs 20th
Aston Villa defence v Tottenham Hotspur attack
Recent xG form
-0.71 vs -0.34
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.37 – 1.20
Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur
How the model arrived here →

Squad news

From Fantasy Premier League

Aston Villa

13 listed
  • Ollie Watkins 0% chance

    Forward · Has joined Al Hilal permanently

  • Ian Maatsen 0% chance

    Defender · Ankle injury - Unknown return date

  • Pau Torres 0% chance

    Defender · Hamstring injury - Expected back 10 Oct

  • Brian Madjo 0% chance

    Forward · Unspecified injury - Unknown return date

  • Leon Bailey 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Olympiakos permanently

  • Marco Bizot 0% chance

    Goalkeeper · Back injury - Expected back 10 Oct

  • Kosta Nedeljkovic 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Rangers on loan for the rest of the season

  • Luka Lynch 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Oxford United on loan until January

  • Amadou Onana 0% chance

    Midfielder · Knee injury - Unknown return date

  • Samuel Iling-Junior 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Bolton Wanderers on loan for the rest of the season

  • Leon Goretzka 0% chance

    Midfielder · Knee injury - Expected back 10 Oct

  • Lucas Digne 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Paris Saint-Germain permanently

  • Alysson 75% chance

    Midfielder · Unspecified injury - 75% chance of playing

Tottenham Hotspur

15 listed
  • Dane Scarlett 0% chance

    Forward · Has joined Leyton Orient permanently

  • Richarlison 0% chance

    Forward · not included in squad.

  • Djed Spence 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Internazionale permanently

  • Souza 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined FC Porto on loan for the rest of the season

  • Guglielmo Vicario 0% chance

    Goalkeeper · Has joined Juventus on loan for the rest of the season

  • Cristian Romero 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Atletico Madrid permanently

  • Pape Matar Sarr 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Juventus on loan for the rest of the season

  • Mikey Moore 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined FC Köln on loan for the rest of the season

  • Mykhailo Mudryk 0% chance

    Midfielder · Ankle injury - Unknown return date

  • Ashley Phillips 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Middlesbrough permanently

  • Xavi Simons 0% chance

    Midfielder · Knee injury - Unknown return date

  • Wilson Odobert 0% chance

    Midfielder · Knee injury - Unknown return date

  • Dejan Kulusevski 0% chance

    Midfielder · Knee injury - Unknown return date

  • Pedro Porro Sauceda 75% chance

    Defender · Hamstring injury - 75% chance of playing

  • Jan Paul van Hecke 75% chance

    Defender · Foot injury - 75% chance of playing

The status, the chance of playing and the note beside each name are Fantasy Premier League's own, and it covers this competition only. Nothing above this section knows about any of it: a rating fitted over recent matches describes the side that played them.

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Aston Villa Tottenham Hotspur
xG / match 0.91 · 20th (better) 1.00 · 18th
xGA / match 1.84 · 19th (better) 1.56 · 11th
xGD / match -0.94 · 20th (better) -0.56 · 16th
xPts / match 0.90 · 18th (better) 1.17 · 13th
Last 6 xGD / match -0.71 (better) -0.34

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 35% of the model's distribution.

Aston Villa clean sheet
27%
Aston Villa 2+ goals
41%
Under 2.5 goals
51%
Both teams to score: no
42%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
15.9%
2:1
10.1%
1:2
8.7%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Aston Villa sample
20 matches
Tottenham Hotspur sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Aston Villa
2 matches
Away xG sample · Tottenham Hotspur
2 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.