Aston Villa vs Fulham prediction
Across 6 UK bookmakers, the average market odds with no margin show Aston Villa 49%, draw 26% and Fulham 26%.
What the model found
Aston Villa place 10th in the Premier League, earning 12 points from 9 games. Fulham hold 15th place with 9 points from 9 games, 3 points behind.
Aston Villa's last 6 show 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss; they scored 11 and conceded 9. Fulham's last 6 show 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
For Aston Villa, both teams scored in 50% of matches this season, and 62% had more than 2.5 goals. Fulham's rates are 50% and 38%. Aston Villa's expected goals are 1.12 a game, with 1.61 allowed; Fulham stand at 1.44 created and 1.30 allowed.
Since August 2024, our results show 4 meetings, with Aston Villa winning 3, Fulham winning 1 and 0 draws. On Saturday 25 April 2026, the most recent meeting ended Fulham 1-0 Aston Villa.
Cash and Wan-Bissaka, regular starters this season, are both expected to be unavailable for Aston Villa.
Expected goals stand at 1.54 for Aston Villa and 1.16 for Fulham. From those figures, the model rates an Aston Villa win at 45%, with the draw on 27% and Fulham 28%. After taking out their margin, UK bookmakers put it at 49%, so the market sees it as more likely than we do.
The predicted score is Aston Villa 1-0 Fulham. One exact score stands alone as most likely: 1-1 at 12.7%. Inside the result we favor, 1-0 is the likeliest score.
Stats for Aston Villa v Fulham
| Per game | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | 5 | 5 |
| Goals scored a game | 1.60 | 0.80 |
| Goals conceded a game | 1.60 | 0.80 |
| Both teams scored | 60% | 40% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 80% | 20% |
| Clean sheets | 20% | 40% |
| Corners won / conceded | 3.0 / 6.0 | 6.0 / 5.2 |
| Yellow cards a game | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| xG for / against | 1.41 / 1.29 | 1.34 / 0.85 |
| Per game | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | 8 | 8 |
| Goals scored a game | 1.12 | 1.00 |
| Goals conceded a game | 1.50 | 1.25 |
| Both teams scored | 50% | 50% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 62% | 38% |
| Clean sheets | 25% | 38% |
| Corners won / conceded | 3.2 / 4.6 | 6.1 / 4.2 |
| Yellow cards a game | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| xG for / against | 1.12 / 1.61 | 1.44 / 1.30 |
| Per game | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | 4 | 4 |
| Goals scored a game | 1.25 | 0.50 |
| Goals conceded a game | 1.50 | 0.75 |
| Both teams scored | 75% | 25% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 75% | 25% |
| Clean sheets | 0% | 50% |
| Corners won / conceded | 3.5 / 3.5 | 5.8 / 3.5 |
| Yellow cards a game | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| xG for / against | 1.01 / 1.49 | 1.00 / 1.24 |
| Per game | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | 4 | 4 |
| Goals scored a game | 1.75 | 0.75 |
| Goals conceded a game | 0.75 | 1.75 |
| Both teams scored | 50% | 50% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 50% | 50% |
| Clean sheets | 25% | 25% |
| Corners won / conceded | 5.8 / 4.8 | 4.8 / 5.8 |
| Yellow cards a game | 1.8 | 3.8 |
Best UK odds and fair prices
| Match result | Aston Villa win | 45% | 6/5 | evens Betfred | -9.3% |
| Draw | 27% | 11/4 | 11/4 bet365 | +0.1% | |
| Fulham win | 28% | 5/2 | 11/4 bet365 | +6.3% | |
| Double chance | Aston Villa or draw | 72% | 2/5 | ||
| Fulham or draw | 55% | 5/6 | |||
| Draw no bet | Aston Villa | 62% | 8/13 | ||
| Fulham | 38% | 13/8 | |||
| Both teams to score | Yes | 55% | 5/6 | ||
| No | 45% | 6/5 | |||
| Goals | Over 1.5 | 76% | 1/3 | ||
| Over 2.5 | 51% | evens | 4/6 bet365 | -15.3% | |
| Under 2.5 | 49% | 21/20 | 6/5 bet365 | +8.4% | |
| Over 3.5 | 29% | 5/2 | |||
| Result and BTTS | Aston Villa and yes | 21% | 7/2 | ||
| Draw and yes | 19% | 4/1 | |||
| Fulham and yes | 14% | 6/1 | |||
| Result and goals | Aston Villa and over 2.5 | 28% | 5/2 | ||
| Fulham and over 2.5 | 16% | 5/1 | |||
| Aston Villa and under 2.5 | 18% | 9/2 | |||
| Fulham and under 2.5 | 12% | 15/2 | |||
| Half time / full time | Aston Villa / Aston Villa | 28% | 11/4 | ||
| Fulham / Fulham | 16% | 5/1 | |||
| Draw / Aston Villa | 16% | 11/2 | |||
| Draw / Draw | 15% | 11/2 | |||
| Corners | Over 9.5 | 52% | 10/11 | ||
| Over 10.5 | 41% | 11/8 | |||
| Cards | Over 3.5 | 55% | 4/5 | ||
| Over 4.5 | 39% | 13/8 |
Dividing 1 by our chance gives a fair price. Bookmaker prices come from football-data.co.uk, which covers over/under 2.5 and match odds only; the edge appears wherever we have both numbers.
Chances for goalscorers and cards
| Manzambi MID | 2 | 1.6 | 33% | 2/1 | 19% | |
| McGinn MID | 1 | 2.4 | 32% | 9/4 | 23% | |
| N.Jackson FWD | 5 | 2.2 | 29% | 5/2 | 23% | |
| Buendía MID | 1 | 1.6 | 25% | 3/1 | 26% | |
| Gonzalo FWD | 1 | 4.0 | 28% | 5/2 | 0% | |
| King MID | 2 | 1.9 | 14% | 6/1 | 30% | |
| Bobb MID | 1 | 1.7 | 14% | 13/2 | 0% | |
| Iwobi MID | 1 | 1.4 | 11% | 17/2 | 0% |
The Fantasy Premier League feed provides each player's goals, minutes, bookings and xG. We combine these details with our expected team goals and the card rate recorded for the referee to estimate each chance. We list only players with at least 75% chance of playing.
The starting elevens for both teams
Aston Villa 4-2-3-1
- Suzuki, Zion.GK
- Cash, Matty.DEF
- Maatsen, Ian.DEF
- Goretzka, Leon.MID
- Lindelöf, Victor.DEF
- Torres, Pau.DEF
- AlyssonMID
- Kamara, Boubacar.MID
- Jackson, Nicolas.FWD
- McGinn, John.MID
- Manzambi, Johan.MID
Fulham 4-2-3-1
- Leno, Bernd.GK
- Castagne, Timothy.DEF
- Robinson, Antonee.DEF
- Charles, Shea.MID
- Affengruber, David.DEF
- Bassey, Calvin.DEF
- Bobb, Oscar.MID
- Berge, Sander.MID
- García, Gonzalo.FWD
- King, Josh.MID
- Iwobi, Alex.MID
ESPN provided the starting elevens, read Wednesday 4 November, 09:11.
Chances for the correct score
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| 1 | 9.6 | 12.7 | 7.0 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 2 | 8.0 | 9.2 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| 3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| 4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Scoring times
Aston Villa data covers 11 games; Fulham, 12 games. This season's goal times by minute come from ESPN match events.
Corners and card counts
- Total corners expected: 9.9, with Aston Villa 4.6 and Fulham 5.3; the league average is 9.9.
- Yellow cards expected: 4.1 (league 3.8, adjusted for the referee).
Form from recent matches
Aston Villa
| Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 28 Oct | at Bournemouth | 0-3 | L |
| Sat 24 Oct | v Man City | 2-1 | W |
| Sat 17 Oct | at Newcastle | 1-0 | W |
| Sat 10 Oct | v Brentford | 2-2 | D |
| Sat 19 Sep | at Tottenham | 3-2 | W |
| Wed 16 Sep | at Coventry | 3-1 | W |
Aston Villa appears first in the scores.
Fulham
| Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 28 Oct | v Crystal Palace | 0-1 | L |
| Sat 24 Oct | at Coventry | 1-0 | W |
| Sat 17 Oct | v Hull | 1-0 | W |
| Sat 10 Oct | at Ipswich | 1-2 | L |
| Sun 20 Sep | v Man United | 1-1 | D |
| Tue 15 Sep | at West Ham | 3-2 | W |
Fulham appears first in the scores.
Head to head
| Sat 25 Apr 2026 | Premier League | Fulham 1-0 Aston Villa | 1-0 | 7 |
| Sun 28 Sep 2025 | Premier League | Aston Villa 3-1 Fulham | 1-1 | 10 |
| Sat 3 May 2025 | Premier League | Aston Villa 1-0 Fulham | 1-0 | 8 |
| Sat 19 Oct 2024 | Premier League | Fulham 1-3 Aston Villa | 1-1 | 17 |
Premier League standings
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 12 | |
| 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 12 | |
| 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 12 | |
| 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | +1 | 11 | |
| 12 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | +1 | 11 | |
| 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 11 | |
| 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 11 | |
| 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 9 | |
| 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 9 | |
| 17 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
The standings come from ESPN, as of Wednesday 4 November.