Aston Villa vs Liverpool prediction and preview
Premier League · Wednesday 30 December 2026, 20:15 UTC
Match facts
Aston Villa vs Liverpool
Premier League · Wednesday 30 December 2026, 20:15 UTC · Villa Park, Birmingham
Aston Villa vs Liverpool preview
Aston Villa host Liverpool in the Premier League on Wednesday 30 December 2026, kick-off 20:15 UTC at Villa Park in Birmingham. Aston Villa are 10th in the table with 12 points from 9, while Liverpool go into the round 5th, on 15 points from 9 games.
Aston Villa have collected 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats from their last 5 league games; Liverpool have 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Aston Villa have scored 1.7 and conceded 1.3 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 5. Liverpool average 0.8 scored and 0.8 conceded across their last 6, with 3 clean sheets.
The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Aston Villa won 1, 3 games were drawn and Liverpool won 6. Those games averaged 3.3 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 15 May 2026, ended Aston Villa 4-2 Liverpool.
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Form and table
- Aston VillaLast five: W D W W D
- LiverpoolLast five: W L W W L
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Liverpool | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 15 | WLWWL |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 12 | WDWWD |
Head-to-head
Team news
Aston Villa expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Zion Suzuki, Victor Lindelöf, Matty Cash, Boubacar Kamara, Johan Manzambi, John McGinn, Alysson, Nicolas Jackson
Liverpool expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Alisson, Virgil van Dijk, Jérémy Jacquet, Milos Kerkez, Ronald Araujo, Alexis Mac Allister, Bradley Barcola, Florian Wirtz, Cody Gakpo, Alexander Isak
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