Premier League · Matchweek 4
Aston Villa
AVL
1–2Full time
Nottingham Forest
NFO
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.
44%Possession45%
32%Territory34%
22%From set plays30%
0.10Chance quality0.09
4.8%Directness7.8%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Aston Villa, 3 for Nottm Forest. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 26 of 90 matches, not the full season.