Premier League

Premier League | Gameweek 17

Dec 17, 2023 at 2pm UK

Brentford Community Stadium

Brentford
1 - 2
Aston Villa

Lewis-Potter (45')
Norgaard (46'), Frank (47'), Ghoddos (86'), Janelt (88'), Onyeka (90'), Maupay (90+1'), Yarmolyuk (90+8')
Mee (71')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Moreno (77'), Watkins (85')
Bailey (80'), Konsa (86'), Duran (87'), Emery (90+8'), Martinez (90+8')
Kamara (90+7')

Unai Emery criticises Aston Villa after they 'lose their minds' in Brentford win

Unai Emery hits out at his Aston Villa players, claiming that they "lost their minds" during the closing stages of their 2-1 victory over Brentford.

Dec 17, 19:46

The Match

Match Report

Aston Villa come from behind to record a 2-1 victory over Brentford in Sunday afternoon's Premier League clash.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Premier League clash between Brentford and Aston Villa, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Brentford

All competitions

Last Game: Sheff Utd 1-0 Brentford
Saturday, December 9 at 3pm in Premier League

Goals
for

Top scorers

Aston Villa

All competitions

Premier League

Last Game: Zrinjski Mostar 1-1 Aston Villa
Thursday, December 14 at 5.45pm in Europa Conference League

Goals
for

Top scorers

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Aston Villa win with a probability of 39.74%. A win for Brentford had a probability of 35.97% and a draw had a probability of 24.3%.

The most likely scoreline for an Aston Villa win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.64%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.7%) and 0-2 (5.93%). The likeliest Brentford win was 2-1 (8.16%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.2%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Aston Villa in this match.

Result
Brentford	Draw	Aston Villa
35.97% ( 0.33)	24.29% ( -0.27)	39.74% ( -0.05)

Both teams to score 60.26% (

1.05)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

57.61% (

1.34)

42.39% (

-1.34)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

35.2% (

1.33)

64.8% (

-1.32)

Brentford Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

76.67% (

0.8)

23.33% (

-0.79)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

42.72% (

1.14)

57.28% (

-1.14)

Aston Villa Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.59% (

0.56)

21.41% (

-0.56)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

45.59% (

0.85)

54.41% (

-0.85)

Score Analysis

Brentford 35.97%

Aston Villa 39.74%

Draw 24.29%

Brentford	Draw	Aston Villa
2-1 @ 8.16% ( 0.03) 1-0 @ 7.27% ( -0.27) 2-0 @ 5.29% ( -0.07) 3-1 @ 3.96% ( 0.11) 3-2 @ 3.05% ( 0.13) 3-0 @ 2.57% ( 0.03) 4-1 @ 1.44% ( 0.07) 4-2 @ 1.11% ( 0.07) 4-0 @ 0.93% ( 0.03) Other @ 2.2% Total : 35.97%	1-1 @ 11.2% ( -0.22) 2-2 @ 6.28% ( 0.13) 0-0 @ 5% ( -0.3) 3-3 @ 1.57% ( 0.09) Other @ 0.24% Total : 24.29%	1-2 @ 8.64% ( -0.02) 0-1 @ 7.7% ( -0.33) 0-2 @ 5.93% ( -0.15) 1-3 @ 4.44% ( 0.06) 2-3 @ 3.23% ( 0.12) 0-3 @ 3.05% ( -0.03) 1-4 @ 1.71% ( 0.05) 2-4 @ 1.24% ( 0.07) 0-4 @ 1.17% ( 0.01) Other @ 2.63% Total : 39.74%