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Aston Villa vs Sheffield United - Predictions, Stats & Odds

Premier League Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 18

Premier League - Gameweek 18

Friday, 22 Dec 2023 • 20:00

Villa Park (Aston, Birmingham)

Aston Villa

1 : 1

Sheffield United

Goals

87'
0 : 1
Cameron Archer
0 : 1
Cameron Archer87'
Nicolò Zaniolo
1 : 1
90'
90'Nicolò Zaniolo
1 : 1

Lineups

Aston Villa

PosPlayer
GK
Emiliano Martinez
DEF
Matty Cash
DEF
Ezri Konsa
DEF
Clément Lenglet
DEF
Lucas Digne
MID
John McGinn
MID
Douglas Luiz
MID
Jacob Ramsey
FWD
Leon Bailey
FWD
Moussa Diaby
FWD
Ollie Watkins

Substitutes

74'Jhon Duránfor Moussa Diaby
74'Álex Morenofor Lucas Digne
82'Nicolò Zaniolo
for Leon Bailey

Sheffield United

PosPlayer
GK
Wes Foderingham
DEF
Jack Robinson
DEF
Auston Trusty
DEF
Jayden Bogle
DEF
Yasser Larouci
MID
George Baldock
MID
Vinicius Souza
MID
Oliver Norwood
MID
Anis Ben Slimane
MID
Andre Brooks
FWD
Cameron Archer

Substitutes

58'Max Lowefor Yasser Larouci
58'Gustavo Hamerfor Andre Brooks
76'James McAteefor Anis Ben Slimane
90'Oli McBurniefor Cameron Archer
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
3Aston Villa1912344025+1539
W
W
W
D
L
20Sheffield United1923141547-329
L
W
L
D
L

Last Games

Aston Villa

@Brentford
2 - 1
vsArsenal
1 - 0
vsManchester City
1 - 0
@Bournemouth
2 - 2
@Tottenham Hotspur
2 - 1

Sheffield United

@Chelsea
0 - 2
vsBrentford
1 - 0
vsLiverpool
0 - 2
@Burnley
0 - 5
vsBournemouth
1 - 3

Head-to-Head

03 Feb 2024
Sheffield United0 - 5Aston Villa
03 Feb 2024Sheffield United
0 - 5
Aston Villa
22 Dec 2023
Aston Villa1 - 1Sheffield United
22 Dec 2023Aston Villa
1 - 1
Sheffield United

Premier League

Gameweek 18

21 Dec • 20:00
Crystal Palace
Brighton and Hove Albion
1 - 1
22 Dec • 20:00
Aston Villa
Sheffield United
1 - 1
23 Dec • 12:30
West Ham United
Manchester United
2 - 0
23 Dec • 15:00
Luton
Newcastle United
1 - 0
23 Dec • 15:00
Nottingham Forest
Bournemouth
2 - 3
23 Dec • 15:00
Tottenham Hotspur
Everton
2 - 1
23 Dec • 15:00
Fulham
Burnley
0 - 2
23 Dec • 17:30
Liverpool
Arsenal
1 - 1
24 Dec • 13:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Chelsea
2 - 1
20 Feb • 19:30
Manchester City
Brentford
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.