Overview
Tottenham and Aston Villa were once expected to compete for a European cup spot this season, but both are in the bottom group of the Premier League after four rounds.
Tottenham and Aston Villa, the two most recent Europa League champions, have not yet won in the Premier League this season. The confrontation at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will become an opportunity for one of the two teams to end their winless streak.
Statistics also show that the current position does not fully reflect the performance of the two teams. According to Opta's expected score model, both Tottenham and Aston Villa are predicted to have better results after four rounds.
Aston Villa is currently 19th with only 1 point and 1 goal. Unai Emery's team had a similar start last season when they did not score in the first 4 matches in the Premier League. However, Villa then finished the season in fourth place and won the Europa League title.
Historically, Villa had very difficult season starts. The 1919-1920, 1964-1965 and 2025-2026 seasons all witnessed this team not winning in the first matches of the tournament. Emery therefore has reason to believe that the situation may change when the new squad gradually stabilizes.
Villa has partly shown signs of improvement in other arenas. They defeated Club Brugge 3-2 in the Champions League opening match and continued to overcome Coventry City 3-1 in the Carabao Cup in the middle of the week, in which Tammy Abraham scored a double.
Tottenham is again entering the season with many expectations after spending a large sum of money to strengthen the force and appoint Roberto De Zerbi. However, the London team has not yet found stability.
Spurs have 2 points in the last 2 matches in the Premier League, both from 0-0 draws against Nottingham Forest and Everton. The attack is a big problem as Tottenham has spent 407 minutes without scoring in the league.
This is also the first time since September 2006 that Tottenham has not been able to score in 4 consecutive matches in the Premier League. The draw with Everton also marked Spurs' first 0-0 draw at home in the Premier League since moving to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Tottenham is also at the bottom in xG per shot, at 0.07. This team has only created 62 touches in the opponent's penalty area, more than only Hull City among teams in the Premier League.
Head-to-head record
Recent head-to-head history is leaning towards Aston Villa as they have won 4 in their last 6 away games against Tottenham in the Premier League, losing only 2 matches.
In the last 22 encounters between the two teams in the Premier League, no match ended in a draw. Tottenham won 15 times, while Villa had 7 wins.
Spurs have also lost 5 of their last 8 encounters with Villa. Previously, in 29 encounters, Tottenham only suffered 4 defeats.
Emery has won all 3 previous encounters against De Zerbi, but Villa has lost in the last 2 encounters, including a 1-2 defeat at Villa Park in May.
Score prediction: Tottenham 1-0 Aston Villa
The match between Tottenham and Aston Villa takes place at 6:30 PM on September 19th (Vietnam time).
