World · Club Friendlies 3 · kick-off 3 Oct 2026 01:30
Full time · score 1-3
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Sevilla 38 · Aston Villa 33
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Sevilla 79 · Aston Villa 83
Shots on target 7-10 · corners 5-5 · possession 50-50
NextGOAL tip: Aston Villa (level) · 2 stars
This friendly match sees Sevilla host Aston Villa with no points or standings at stake. It is a game both sides use to prepare and experiment with something before returning to competitive action. Sevilla have just finished a league game with a 1-3 defeat, but before that they put together back-to-back wins in the league, and at home in the first half their matches have produced 4 goals in 7 games. As for Aston Villa, they are in a period of improving results, winning their last two matches with 3 goals scored in both, and they are unbeaten in back-to-back games. This game is likely to be open and end-to-end from the start, because Aston Villa start strongly in the first half of away games, averaging 1.11 first-half goals per match, while Sevilla at home in the first half often concede first. The first thing to watch is how well Sevilla can set up defensively to handle Aston Villa's early pressure.