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Aston Villa vs Manchester United - Predictions, Stats & Odds

Premier League Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 17

Premier League - Gameweek 17

Sunday, 21 Dec 2025 • 16:30

Villa Park (Aston, Birmingham)

Aston Villa

2 : 1

Manchester United

Goals

Morgan Rogers
1 : 1
45'
45'Morgan Rogers
1 : 1
45'
1 : 1
Matheus Cunha
1 : 1
Matheus Cunha45'
Morgan Rogers
2 : 1
57'
57'Morgan Rogers
2 : 1

Lineups

Aston Villa

PosPlayer
GK
Emiliano Martinez
DEF
Victor Lindelof
DEF
Matty Cash
DEF
Ezri Konsa
DEF
Ian Maatsen
MID
Youri Tielemans
MID
John McGinn
MID
Boubacar Kamara
MID
Amadou Onana
FWD
Ollie Watkins
FWD
Morgan Rogers

Substitutes

75'Lucas Dignefor Ian Maatsen
75'Donyell Malenfor Ollie Watkins
84'Emiliano Buendiafor Amadou Onana
84'Evann Guessandfor John McGinn
88'Lamare Bogarde
for Boubacar Kamara

Manchester United

PosPlayer
GK
Senne Lammens
DEF
Luke Shaw
DEF
Diogo Dalot
DEF
Leny Yoro
DEF
Patrick Dorgu
DEF
Ayden Heaven
MID
Bruno Fernandes
MID
Mason Mount
MID
Manuel Ugarte
FWD
Matheus Cunha
FWD
Benjamin Šeško

Substitutes

46'Lisandro Martínezfor Bruno Fernandes
73'Joshua Zirkzeefor Manuel Ugarte
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
3Aston Villa1711332718+936
W
W
W
W
W
7Manchester United177553128+326
W
D
W
D
L

Last Games

Aston Villa

@West Ham United
3 - 2
vsArsenal
2 - 1
@Brighton and Hove Albion
4 - 3
vsWolverhampton Wanderers
1 - 0
@Leeds United
2 - 1

Manchester United

vsBournemouth
4 - 4
@Wolverhampton Wanderers
4 - 1
vsWest Ham United
1 - 1
@Crystal Palace
2 - 1
vsEverton
0 - 1

Head-to-Head

15 Mar 2026
Manchester United3 - 1Aston Villa
15 Mar 2026Manchester United
3 - 1
Aston Villa
21 Dec 2025
Aston Villa2 - 1Manchester United
21 Dec 2025Aston Villa
2 - 1
Manchester United
25 May 2025
Manchester United2 - 0Aston Villa
25 May 2025Manchester United
2 - 0
Aston Villa
06 Oct 2024
Aston Villa0 - 0Manchester United
06 Oct 2024Aston Villa
0 - 0
Manchester United
11 Feb 2024
Aston Villa1 - 2Manchester United
11 Feb 2024Aston Villa
1 - 2
Manchester United

Premier League

Gameweek 17

20 Dec • 12:30
Newcastle United
Chelsea
2 - 2
20 Dec • 15:00
Bournemouth
Burnley
1 - 1
20 Dec • 15:00
Brighton and Hove Albion
Sunderland
0 - 0
20 Dec • 15:00
Manchester City
West Ham United
3 - 0
20 Dec • 15:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Brentford
0 - 2
20 Dec • 17:30
Tottenham Hotspur
Liverpool
1 - 2
20 Dec • 20:00
Everton
Arsenal
0 - 1
20 Dec • 20:00
Leeds United
Crystal Palace
4 - 1
21 Dec • 16:30
Aston Villa
Manchester United
2 - 1
22 Dec • 20:00
Fulham
Nottingham Forest
1 - 0

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.