Bournemouth vs Aston Villa prediction | 2 Jan 2027 | xGtoday


Bournemouth
Ranking: #16 overall, #7 in England

84.7 → 84.4 (-0.3 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-2 05 Sep Newcastle (A) 84.8 +0.6
2-2 12 Sep Brentford (H) 85.4 +0.6
1-2 17 Sep Real Sociedad (A) 84.7 -0.7
0-1 20 Sep Liverpool (H) 84.0 -0.7
5-1 10 Oct Chelsea (A) 84.4 +0.4
Aston Villa
Ranking: #19 overall, #9 in England

82.7 → 83.3 (+0.6 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-3 08 Sep Club Brugge (A) 83.8 +1.1
1-2 12 Sep Nottm Forest (H) 82.5 -1.3
2-3 19 Sep Tottenham (A) 82.4 -0.1
2-2 10 Oct Brentford (H) 83.1 +0.7
6-0 14 Oct Fenerbahçe (H) 83.3 +0.2

Bournemouth vs Aston Villa: by the numbers

There are 3 places between these two in our European rankings, with Bournemouth the higher, and 2 places between them in England.

Aston Villa arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +0.6 rating points over their last 10 matches against Bournemouth's -0.3.

Bournemouth gained 0.6 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 7 February 2026.

Bournemouth first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 86.4 on 25 January 2025.

The highest Aston Villa have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #16, first reached on 7 January 2024.