Aston Villa (5th place, 59 points) host Liverpool (4th place, 59 points) at Villa Park. The Premier League match is on May 15, 2026, 8:00 PM. Both teams are level on points and are battling for European qualification spots.

Aston Villa's form in their last 5 matches is LLLWD, with 1 win, 1 draw, and 3 losses. Their last game was a 2-2 away draw against Burnley. Liverpool's form is LWWLD, consisting of 2 wins, 1 draw, and 2 losses. Their most recent match was a 1-1 home draw against Chelsea. (W = Win, D = Draw, L = Loss)

Aston Villa averages 1.39 goals scored per game this season and concedes 1.28 goals. At home, they average 1.4 goals scored and 1.0 goals conceded. Liverpool scores 1.67 goals per game and concedes 1.33 goals. Away from home, Liverpool concedes an average of 1.81 goals. At Villa Park, the last 5 matches saw an average of 4.0 total goals per game, with over 2.5 goals in 80% of games and both teams scoring in 40%.

In the past 5 head-to-head encounters, Liverpool dominated with 3 wins compared to Aston Villa's 0, with 2 draws. The goal difference of 5:12 clearly favors Liverpool. The last meeting on November 01, 2025, ended with a 0-2 away win for Liverpool.

For Aston Villa, key players include Ollie Watkins with 12 season goals and 2 assists (2 goals, 1 assist in the last 5 games), John McGinn with 4 season goals and 4 assists (2 goals, 2 assists in the last 5 appearances), and Emiliano Buendía who contributed 6 season goals and 2 assists (2 goals, 1 assist in the last 5 games). For Liverpool, Dominik Szoboszlai with 6 season goals and 5 assists (1 goal, 2 assists in the last 5 games), Cody Gakpo with 7 season goals and 5 assists (1 goal, 1 assist in the last 5 games), and Ryan Gravenberch with 5 season goals and 3 assists (1 goal in the last 5 games) are crucial. Not nominated: Florian Wirtz (5 goals/3 assists), Alexander Isak (3 goals/1 assist), Jeremie Frimpong (0 goals/2 assists) affect the attacking strength.

Aston Villa's goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez recorded 9 clean sheets this season. Liverpool's goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili appeared in 9 games this season and achieved 5 clean sheets, while the team as a whole recorded 10 clean sheets.

Aston Villa has scored an average of 1.4 goals and conceded 1.0 goals at home. At Villa Park, the last 5 games averaged 4.0 total goals per game, with over 2.5 goals in 80% of matches and both teams scoring in 40%. The match will be played on grass.