Brentford 1-0 Aston Villa Match Context & xG Analysis 25/26 (23 Aug 2025)

Pre-Match Signals(3 detected)

Match Context

League standings, head-to-head and recent form

#		Team	P	Pts
3	107	Aston Villa	19	39	+7
8	124	Brentford	19	27	+2

Brentford

Clinical finishingDefence outperforming xGANegative xG balance

•Scoring 1.2 goals per match (expected 0.9)
•Conceding 1.0 goals per match (expected 1.9)

Aston Villa

Clinical finishing

•Scoring 2.3 goals per match (expected 2.1)
•Conceding 2.0 goals per match (expected 1.8)

Tactical Analysis

How these teams play and where the match could be decided

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Brentford

Aston Villa

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BRE(17 matches)

Σ GI

CAM

CDM

2.12

0.761st

0.2412th

0.414th

0.246th

0.0616th

0.293rd

0.0612th

0.0019th

0.0613th

AVL(17 matches)

Σ GI

CAM

CDM

1.47

0.2917th

0.1217th

0.1816th

0.0617th

0.1813th

0.296th

0.128th

0.246th

0.0019th

GI = Goals + Assists / matchxG = Expected Goals / matchxT = Expected Threat / match

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Expected Goals

Pre-Match Signals(3 detected)

Match Context

League Positions

Expected Goals

Tactical Analysis

Brentford

Attacking Zones

Positional Vulnerabilities

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Head to Head

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Aston Villa

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