Aston Villa vs Fulham Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Oct 31, 2026)

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Aston Villa10th in the Premier League
FINAL1 – 1
Fulham logo

Fulham15th in the Premier League

Premier League · Saturday, October 31, 2026 · 4:00 PM ET

How the bets settled

ResultDrawFinished 1-1
Total goalsUnder 2.52 goals, 0.5 under
Both teams to scoreYesAston Villa 1, Fulham 1

Match report

Aston Villa and Fulham drew 1-1. Villa took the lead in the 39th minute when N. Jackson finished with an assist from J. Manzambi. Fulham levelled in the 64th minute through a Z. Suzuki own goal. Yellow cards finished 1-3.

Fulham edged expected goals 2.24 to 1.83 and possession 55% to 45%, while shots were 14 to 16 and shots on target 5 to 3. Big chances were level at 4-4 and corners at 7-7. Villa’s passing was 86% and Fulham’s 89%.

Before the match, Villa sat 12th on 11 points with form WWDWL and Fulham 16th on 8 points with form WWLDD. Both teams had scored in 50% of matches, and the 1-1 result matched that split. Villa’s over 2.5 rate was 63% and Fulham’s 38%, while the match produced a two-goal total.

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Goals

  • 39′ N. Jackson, assist J. Manzambi Aston Villa
  • 64′ Z. Suzuki (own goal) Fulham
Match stats Aston Villa Fulham
Expected goals (xG) 1.83 2.24
Ball possession 45% 55%
Total shots 16 14
Shots on target 3 5
Big chances 4 4
Corner kicks 7 7
Passes 86% (374/434) 89% (478/540)
Yellow cards 1 3

How the key matchups went

  • Alysson: 1 shot, 0 shots on target, 0 fouls won. Robinson: 1 foul committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards.
  • Manzambi: 2 shots, 1 shot on target, 2 fouls won. Castagne: 1 foul committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards.
  • Jackson: 2 shots, 2 shots on target, 2 fouls won. Affengruber: 1 foul committed, 2 tackles, 1 yellow card. Bassey: 1 foul committed, 2 tackles, 1 yellow card.
  • Bobb: 2 shots, 1 shot on target, 0 fouls won. Maatsen: 0 fouls committed, 3 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
  • Iwobi: 3 shots, 1 shot on target, 0 fouls won. Cash: 1 foul committed, 3 tackles, 1 yellow card.
  • Garcia: 2 shots, 0 shots on target, 0 fouls won. Lindelof: 1 foul committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards. Torres: 1 foul committed, 0 tackles, 0 yellow cards.

Box score

Aston Villa

Player MIN G A SH SOT xG KP PAS TKL FC FS YC SV RAT
Jackson N. 90 1 0 2 2 0.33 0 12/14 0 0 2 0 0 7.6
Lindelof V. 90 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 75/78 1 1 0 0 0 6.8
Manzambi J. 66 0 1 2 1 0.10 1 17/22 2 0 2 0 0 7.1
Kamara B. 79 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 25/29 4 1 3 0 0 6.7
Maatsen I. 90 0 0 2 0 0.05 1 29/34 3 0 0 0 0 6.4
Suzuki Z. 90 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 29/32 1 0 0 0 4 8.0
Cash M. 90 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 47/57 3 1 2 1 0 7.5
Alysson 66 0 0 1 0 0.04 1 4/6 0 1 0 0 0 5.8
Torres P. 90 0 0 2 0 0.26 0 62/69 0 1 0 0 0 6.1
Goretzka L. 66 0 0 3 0 0.12 0 16/19 1 0 1 0 0 6.4
McGinn J. 87 0 0 1 0 0.79 4 18/22 2 1 0 0 0 6.0
Buendia E. 24 0 0 1 0 0.04 2 7/10 0 0 0 0 0 6.6
Mbaye I. 24 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 12/17 0 0 1 0 0 6.6
Joao Gomes 24 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 13/16 1 1 0 0 0 6.3
Garnacho A. 3 0 0 1 0 0.09 1 2/2 0 0 0 0 0 –
Barkley R. 11 0 0 1 0 0.02 0 6/7 0 0 0 0 0 6.5

Fulham

Player MIN G A SH SOT xG KP PAS TKL FC FS YC SV RAT
Affengruber D. 90 0 0 3 1 0.19 0 54/59 2 1 0 1 0 7.2
Castagne T. 87 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 56/61 1 1 0 0 0 6.7
Leno B. 90 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 27/33 0 0 0 0 2 6.3
King J. 79 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 23/24 2 1 2 0 0 6.2
Iwobi A. 75 0 0 3 1 0.63 2 38/44 0 0 0 0 0 7.0
Bobb O. 79 0 0 2 1 0.40 1 29/35 1 2 0 0 0 7.2
Berge S. 90 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 67/70 2 1 0 0 0 6.1
Bassey C. 90 0 0 1 0 0.09 0 62/69 2 1 2 1 0 6.9
Charles S. 90 0 0 2 1 0.51 1 49/56 1 1 1 0 0 5.3
Robinson A. 90 0 0 1 1 0.15 1 40/49 1 1 0 0 0 6.6
Garcia G. 87 0 0 2 0 0.36 0 17/20 0 1 0 0 0 6.3
Palacios C. 11 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 3/3 1 1 0 0 0 6.4
Larsson H. 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0/1 0 0 0 0 0 –
Tete K. 11 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 4/5 2 0 0 0 0 6.6
Rodrigo Muniz 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0/1 0 0 1 0 0 –
Cairney T. 15 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 9/10 0 1 0 1 0 6.6

Recap: Zion Suzuki fumble costs Aston Villa three points against resilient Fulham (ESPN)

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Aston Villa vs Fulham pre-game preview

Saturday’s Premier League match sees Aston Villa host Fulham. Aston Villa are the home moneyline favorite at +105, with the draw at +275 and Fulham at +265, and the total is 2.5. The last meeting saw Fulham beat Aston Villa 1-0 on Apr 25, 2026. Aston Villa’s league form is WWDWL, and Fulham’s is WWLDD. Aston Villa have 11 points from eight matches, scoring 9 and conceding 12; Fulham have 8 points from eight matches, scoring 8 and conceding 10. The useful angles are availability and props. Aston Villa list Amadou Onana out with a cruciate ligament injury plus Matteo Ruggeri and Aaron Wan-Bissaka out with hamstring injuries. Zion Suzuki’s over 2.5 saves at -140 has cleared in 5 of his last 7, while Antonee Robinson’s over 0.5 fouls won at -110 has cleared in 7 of his last 10.

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Confirmed lineups

The official starting XIs. The badge on each player: how often he cleared his strongest prop line (named under him) over his recent matches; green at 70% or better.

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1Fulham 4-2-3-1

1 Suzuki
2 Cash
3 Lindelof
14 Torres
22 Maatsen
8 Kamara
27 Goretzka
47 Alysson
7 McGinn (C)
44 Manzambi
11 Jackson
1 Leno
21 Castagne
22 Affengruber
3 Bassey (C)
33 Robinson
16 Berge
19 Charles
14 Bobb
24 King
17 Iwobi
7 Garcia

Aston Villa missing: A. Onana (knee), M. Ruggeri (muscle), A. Wan-Bissaka (muscle)

Fulham missing: R. Sessegnon (red card)

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Form and head to head

Aston Villa12th in the tableWWDWL3W 2D 3L · 1.38 points a match
6meetings

5 wins0 draws1 win
Fulham16th in the tableWWLDD2W 2D 4L · 1.00 points a match
67%Over 1.54/6
67%Over 2.54/6
50%Over 3.53/6
67%Both scored4/6
  • Apr 2026FUL 1-0 AVL
  • Sep 2025AVL 3-1 FUL
  • May 2025AVL 1-0 FUL
  • Oct 2024FUL 1-3 AVL
  • Feb 2024FUL 1-2 AVL
  • Nov 2023AVL 3-1 FUL

Clean sheets and goal trends

Aston Villa

25%

Clean sheet2/8

38%

Failed to score3/8

50%

Both scored4/8

63%

Over 2.55/8

Fulham

38%

Clean sheet3/8

25%

Failed to score2/8

50%

Both scored4/8

38%

Over 2.53/8

Recent results

Aston Villa WWDWL W 2-1 vs MCI · W 1-0 at NEW · D 2-2 vs BRE · W 3-2 at TOT · L 1-2 vs NFO
Fulham WWLDD W 1-0 at Coventry · W 1-0 vs Hull City · L 1-2 at IPS · D 1-1 vs MUN · D 0-0 at LIV

Last five Premier League results, most recent first.

Season numbers

Aston Villa Fulham
Table 12 (11 pts) 16 (8 pts)
Record (W-D-L) 3-2-3 2-2-4
Home / away record 1-1-2 (5-6) home 1-1-2 (2-3) away
Goals scored per match 1.13 1.00
Goals conceded per match 1.50 1.25
Shots / on target per match 10.00 / 3.00 11.13 / 4.50
Both teams scored 50% 50%
Over 1.5 / 2.5 / 3.5 goals 63% / 63% / 38% 50% / 38% / 25%
Clean sheets 25% 38%
Failed to score 38% 25%
Yellow cards per match 2.25 2.00
Corners per match 3.65 5.98

This season, 8 and 8 matches.

Referee

Samuel Barrott averages 3.5 yellow cards and 20.2 fouls per match over 10 matches this season (league average 3.9 and 23.3), lighter with cards than most.

Injury report

Aston Villa

  • Amadou Onana (M): Out, Cruciate Ligament Injury
  • Matteo Ruggeri (D): Out, Hamstring Injury
  • Aaron Wan-Bissaka (D): Out, Hamstring Injury

Fulham: none listed.

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Total 2.5 → 2.5
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