Bournemouth vs Aston Villa prediction | 2 Jan 2027 | xGtoday


Bournemouth
Ranking: #18 overall, #9 in England

83.1 → 84.2 (+1.1 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-1 09 May Fulham (A) 84.7 -0.5
1-1 19 May Man City (H) 85.3 +0.6
1-1 24 May Nottm Forest (A) 84.7 -0.6
2-1 23 Aug Man City (A) 84.3 -0.4
1-1 29 Aug Everton (H) 84.2 -0.1
Aston Villa
Ranking: #23 overall, #11 in England

83.1 → 82.7 (-0.4 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-2 10 May Burnley (A) 81.6 -0.7
4-2 15 May Liverpool (H) 82.0 +0.4
0-3 20 May Freiburg (A) 82.7 +0.7
1-2 24 May Man City (A) 83.5 +0.8
4-0 23 Aug Brighton (A) 82.7 -0.8

Bournemouth vs Aston Villa: by the numbers

There are 5 places between these two in our European rankings, with Bournemouth the higher, and 2 places between them in England.

Bournemouth arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +1.1 rating points over their last 10 matches against Aston Villa's -0.4.

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

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

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