Premier League Quick Preview: Aston Villa Vs Fulham
Villa Park hosts two sides who’ve both found their first signs of life in exactly the same place - the previous two games of their season.
Check out our BetBuilderAI predictions for Aston Villa Vs Fulham this weekend.
Aston Villa are up to 9th on 11 points after arguably their biggest result of the season, a 2-1 win over leaders Manchester City that ended City’s 100% start, following a win at Newcastle the week before.
Fulham sit in 15th on eight points, but like Villa they’ve found something in the last fortnight - their only two wins of the season have come in back-to-back matches, home to Hull and away at Coventry.
Villa are overwhelming favourites on UK betting sites to bring Fulham's two-game winning streak in the league to an end.
Fulham’s Corner Count Rarely Drops
Fulham have won 3+ corners in every single league game this season, a pattern that’s held regardless of result.
Villa’s defensive numbers have been under pressure for most of the campaign - they’ve conceded 11+ shots in six straight league games.
Unai Emery's side have found the back of the net in each of their last five league contests, while Fulham have scored in four straight league games.
Discipline Picture
Villa’s opponents have been booked in every single league game this season, a theme that’s run throughout regardless of the result.
Fulham’s card count has been more mixed, and they have received 2+ cards in each of their last four league matches.
It's 5/4 on betting apps for both teams to receive 2+ cards at Villa Park.
Hot Streaks & Stats:
- The side scoring first went on to win six of Villa’s seven league games this term.
- Three of Villa’s four home league matches this season produced over 2.5 goals and saw both teams score.
- Seven of Fulham’s last nine competitive away games saw their opponents on the day receive no yellow cards.
- All four of Fulham’s away league matches this term were goalless at half-time.
Early Season Team Streaks
- Aston Villa’s opponents 1+ cards - 8 games
- Aston Villa 14+ shots allowed - 5 games
- Fulham 10+ shots registered - 8 games
- Fulham 3+ shots on target - 6 games
- Fulham 3+ corners won - 8 games
Early Season Player Streaks
- Matty Cash 1+ foul conceded - 7 games
- John McGinn 1+ foul won - 8 games
- Boubacar Kamara 1+ tackle - 8 games
- Ian Maatsen 1+ tackle - 5 games
- Joao Gomes 1+ tackle - 5 games
- Joao Gomes 1+ foul won - 5 games
- Gonzalo Garcia 1+ shot - 8 games
- Antonee Robinson 2+ tackles - 7 games
- Calvin Bassey 1+ tackle - 8 games
- Shea Charles 1+ tackle - 5 games
Villa won this fixture early in the 2025/26 season 3-1 thanks to goals from Ollie Watkins, John McGinn and Emi Buendia, while Raul Jimenez scored Fulham's goal to give them a third-minute lead.
Both sides saw their League Cup hopes dashed in midweek so both bosses will hope a return to league action brings the best out of their players.
If you have a free bet to use, why not try it on both teams to score and over 2.5 total goals.
