Everton are winless in their last 11 Premier League games against Aston Villa (D3 L8), having won six of their previous eight against them before this (D1 L1).
Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last five Premier League away games against Everton (W3 D2), keeping a clean sheet in each of their last three. They’ve never gone four away without conceding against the Toffees in their league history.
Only Southampton have won fewer games (1) and scored fewer goals (12) than Everton in the Premier League this season (3 wins, 15 goals). However, having lost their first four in the competition this term, the Toffees have since lost just four of their last 15 (W3 D8).
Aston Villa have lost each of their last five Premier League away games, conceding at least twice in each defeat. It’s their longest losing run on the road within a single season in the competition since losing their final seven such games of 2015-16.
Everton have failed to score in eight of their last 10 Premier League games. In this time, they have three goals (excluding own goals) from 119 shots and an expected goals total of 8.8.
Aston Villa beat Leicester 2-1 in their first Premier League match of 2025 – they’ve not started a calendar year in the top-flight with two consecutive victories since winning their first three in 2009.
Just 10 of Aston Villa’s 32 Premier League points this season have come in away games (31.3%) – only Brentford (18.5%) have won a lower share on the road so far this term than the Villans.
Just seven of Everton’s Premier League goals this season have been from open play, the only side to score fewer than 10 open play goals in the competition this term. Indeed, only Ipswich (13.1) have a lower open play expected goals total in the 2024-25 Premier League than Everton (13.2).
Everton’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin has made more targeted off-the-ball runs (224) than any other player in the Premier League this season, with 121 of these being in the final third, also a league-high. However, the forward is without a goal in his last 15 appearances in the competition, only going longer without scoring from November 2023 to March 2024 (18 apps).
Only Cole Palmer (8) has made more successful through balls in the Premier League this season than Youri Tielemans (7). The Belgian has also made more progressive passes (71) than any other Aston Villa player in the league this term.
