Home side Sunderland meet Aston Villa at Stadium of Light on 2025-09-21 (kick-off 14:00 GMT), contesting week 5 of the 2025-2026 Premier League.
With the data available to us, R. Le Bris and Unai Emery have not met as managers before.
Sunderland have accumulated 7 points to lie 7th whereas Aston Villa have 2 points to sit 19th.
Sunderland are missing 7 players: D. Cirkin (Wrist Injury), L. F. Hjelde (Achilles Tendon Injury), R. Mundle (Hamstring Injury), A. Alese (Shoulder Injury), D. Ballard (Groin Injury), E. Le Fee (Injury), L. O'Nien (Shoulder Injury) while Aston Villa are missing 5 players: R. Barkley (Lacking Match Fitness), Y. Tielemans (Calf Injury), B. Kamara (Thigh Injury), V. Lindelof (Injury), A. Onana (Hamstring Injury).
Our forecast has Sunderland in a 4-man backline (4-3-3), with Aston Villa set to counter in 4-2-3-1.
No winners or losers: Sunderland drew 0-0 vs. Crystal Palace, as did Aston Villa with Brentford: 1-1.
Form edge goes to Sunderland (2-2-1) against a faltering Aston Villa (0-3-2) from their past 5 matches.
Aston Villa hold the upper hand H2H: of 23 meetings, they've triumphed 11 times, conceded 4 times and shared 8 draws.
We're forecasting a stalemate, 1-1, as Sunderland's 2.50 goals/game at home balance out Aston Villa's 0.00 away scoring.
Sunderland is going head to head with Aston Villa on 21/9/2025 13:00 GMT at Stadium of Light for the England Premier League. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Sunderland v Aston Villa H2H statistics!