Head-to-Head
- Aston Villa have won their last three Premier League meetings with Burnley, including a 2-1 success in this season’s previous fixture.
- Burnley have lost both of their last two home matches, while Aston Villa have lost both of their previous two away games.
Burnley
- Burnley’s 5-match losing run means they head into Sunday’s game as big underdogs against Aston Villa despite playing at Turf Moor.
- The Clarets have managed just two wins from 17 home fixtures in the Premier League this term - a record that includes defeats in their two most recent games in the East Lancashire town.
- Flemming is Burnley’s most reliable outlet going forward, scoring two of their three goals in their current run of five straight defeats, while Ollie Watkins has hit 11 in 34 for Villa in 2025-26.
Aston Villa
- Aston Villa boss Unai Emery, who took over in November 2022, is known for his tactical versatility and has certainly instilled a different mindset at Villa Park in the last few months as the Villans look capable of competing in Europe.
- Villa have won six, drawn five and lost six of their 17 away league fixtures this term and have lost both of their most recent away fixtures.
- But Emery’s proactive, high-tempo system that combines pressing, positional rotation and verticality has Villa playing some exciting soccer with the ball.
- Aston Villa are on the brink of European qualification with 58 points from the same number of matches and in fifth spot.
- Burnley have scored 0.88 goals per game at Turf Moor in the Premier League this year and will need to produce some of their best attacking soccer to match the free-scoring Villans on Sunday.
Key Players
- Flemming is Burnley’s most reliable outlet going forward, scoring two of their three goals in their current run of five straight defeats, while Ollie Watkins has hit 11 in 34 for Villa in 2025-26.
- Ollie Watkins leads the line for Villa and has 11 goals in 34 Premier League matches, while Emiliano Buendia has scored two of Villa’s six goals over the same period.
Betting Insights
Ollie Watkins has scored 11 goals in 34 Premier League appearances for Villa this season and looks a good value for a goal at the prices .
Prediction
The Villans have not enjoyed a good run in recent weeks with two wins and three defeats from their last five games in all competitions, and they should have enough quality to come away with the three points from this weekend’s trip.
