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Aston Villa 3-1 Viking, Champions League

Champions League · Matchday 3Full time
Aston Villa
  • Barkley 23′
  • Buendía 37′ (pen)
  • Heggheim 62′ (og)

3–1

xG 2.71 – 0.74

Half time 2–0

Viking
  • Christiansen 84′
Kick-off
Venue
Villa Park
Referee
Sebastian Gishamer
Attendance
33,410
Instagram card

Aston Villa 3-1 Viking. xG 2.7-0.7. Aston Villa deserved it.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Aston Villa

3-4-2-1 · Unai Emery

Avg rating 7.23

Viking

4-3-3 · Morten Jensen

Avg rating 6.54

  • Suzuki

    #1 · Goalkeeper · Aston Villa

    90′ played

    6.4

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Mings

    #5 · Left-back · Aston Villa

    90′ played

    7.1

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Lindelöf

    #3 · Centre-back · Aston Villa

    90′ played

    7.7

    Passing

    xA
    0.04
    Player page

  • Pau Torres

    #14 · Centre-back · Aston Villa

    90′ played

    7.5

    Passing

    xA
    0.03

    Attack

    xG
    0.10
    Player page

  • Mbaye

    #19 · Left winger · Aston Villa

    72′ played

    7.9

    1 assistOff 73′

    xG
    0.02

    Passing

    xA
    0.27
    Player page

  • Barkley

    #6 · Defensive midfielder · Aston Villa

    70′ played

    8.1

    1 goalOff 70′

    Passing

    xA
    0.03

    Attack

    xG
    0.12
    Player page

  • McGinn

    #7 · Defensive midfielder · Aston Villa

    90′ played

    8.0

    Passing

    xA
    0.31

    Attack

    xG
    0.06
    Player page

  • Gomes

    #35 · Right-back · Aston Villa

    70′ played

    7.8

    Off 70′

    Passing

    xA
    0.04
    Player page

  • Buendía

    #10 · Attacking midfielder · Aston Villa

    90′ played

    8.2

    1 goal

    Passing

    xA
    0.14

    Attack

    xG
    1.55
    Player page

  • Alysson

    #47 · Right winger · Aston Villa

    75′ played

    8.2

    Off 75′Player of the match

    xG
    0.16

    Passing

    xA
    0.59
    Player page

  • Jackson

    #11 · Forward · Aston Villa

    70′ played

    7.6

    Off 70′

    xG
    0.50

    Passing

    xA
    0.06
    Player page

  • Østbø

    #1 · Goalkeeper · Viking

    90′ played

    7.5

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Heggheim

    #5 · Left-back · Viking

    90′ played

    5.1

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Stensness

    #6 · Centre-back · Viking

    90′ played

    6.8

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.02
    Player page

  • Daland

    #27 · Centre-back · Viking

    75′ played

    5.8

    Off 76′

    Attack

    xG
    0.02
    Player page

  • Haugen

    #2 · Right-back · Viking

    86′ played

    7.0

    Off 86′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Tripić

    #10 · Left midfielder · Viking

    75′ played

    6.9

    Off 76′

    Passing

    xA
    0.18

    Attack

    xG
    0.05
    Player page

  • Askildsen

    #7 · Midfielder · Viking

    90′ played

    7.2

    1 assist

    Passing

    xA
    0.11
    Player page

  • Bell

    #8 · Midfielder · Viking

    90′ played

    6.5

    Passing

    xA
    0.03

    Attack

    xG
    0.05
    Player page

  • Botheim

    #22 · Forward · Viking

    63′ played

    6.5

    Off 63′

    xG
    0.00
    Player page

  • Moi

    #29 · Midfielder · Viking

    63′ played

    6.9

    Off 63′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.20
    Player page

  • Christiansen

    #20 · Right midfielder · Viking

    90′ played

    7.4

    1 goal

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.35
    Player page

Bench

  • Cash

    #2 · Substitute · Aston Villa

    20′ played

    6.1

    On 70′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Abraham

    #18 · Substitute · Aston Villa

    20′ played

    6.3

    On 70′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Goretzka

    #27 · Substitute · Aston Villa

    20′ played

    6.6

    On 70′

    Passing

    xA
    0.03
    Player page

  • Garnacho

    #17 · Substitute · Aston Villa

    18′ played

    6.2

    On 73′

    Attack

    xG
    0.21
    Player page

  • Hemmings

    #53 · Substitute · Aston Villa

    15′ played

    6.2

    On 75′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

Bench

  • Bjørdal

    #16 · Substitute · Viking

    27′ played

    6.4

    On 63′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Kvia-Egeskog

    #26 · Substitute · Viking

    27′ played

    6.2

    On 63′

    Passing

    xA
    0.04
    Player page

  • Cosic

    #19 · Substitute · Viking

    15′ played

    6.0

    On 76′

    Attack

    xG
    0.05
    Player page

  • Auklend

    #24 · Substitute · Viking

    15′ played

    6.3

    On 76′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Bassey

    #17 · Substitute · Viking

    4′ played

    On 86′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

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Side by side

The numbers

  • 54%Possession46%
    AVL 54%, VIK 46%.
  • 2.71Expected goals (xG)0.74
    AVL 2.71, VIK 0.74.
  • 1.91Non-penalty xG0.74
    AVL 1.91, VIK 0.74.
  • 1.70xG on target0.31
    AVL 1.70, VIK 0.31.
  • 21Shots10
    AVL 21, VIK 10.
  • 10On target3
    AVL 10, VIK 3.
  • 8Big chances1
    AVL 8, VIK 1.
  • 529Passes433
    AVL 529, VIK 433.
  • 89%Pass accuracy87%
    AVL 89%, VIK 87%.
  • 8Corners6
    AVL 8, VIK 6.
  • 7Tackles15
    AVL 7, VIK 15.
  • 4Interceptions7
    AVL 4, VIK 7.
  • 11.1PPDA (lower = more pressing)7.6
    AVL 11.1, VIK 7.6.
  • 7Fouls14
    AVL 7, VIK 14.
  • 0Yellow cards0
    AVL 0, VIK 0.
  • 0Red cards0
    AVL 0, VIK 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

Aston VillaViking
  1. Goal, Barkley (Mbaye)1–0
    23′
  2. Penalty, Buendía2–0
    37′
  3. Own goal, Heggheim3–0
    62′
  4. 63′
    Substitution, Bjørdal (Off Botheim / Moi)
  5. 63′
    Substitution, Kvia-Egeskog (Off Botheim / Moi)
  6. Substitution, Cash (Off Barkley / Jackson / Gomes)
    70′
  7. Substitution, Abraham (Off Barkley / Jackson / Gomes)
    70′
  8. Substitution, Goretzka (Off Barkley / Jackson / Gomes)
    70′
  9. Substitution, Garnacho (Off Mbaye)
    73′
  10. Substitution, Hemmings (Off Alysson)
    75′
  11. 76′
    Substitution, Cosic (Off Tripić / Daland)
  12. 76′
    Substitution, Auklend (Off Tripić / Daland)
  13. 84′
    Goal, Christiansen (Askildsen)3–1
  14. 86′
    Substitution, Bassey (Off Haugen)

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31 shots

Every shot

← VIK attack

AVL attack →

Buendía 37′Aston Villa · Goal · Penalty · Right foot0.82xGOT0.79xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Aston Villa2.71xG

Viking0.74xG

Full time2–2

0.01.02.03.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Barkley 23′Buendía 37′ (P)Heggheim 62′ (OG)Christiansen 84′

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Five minutes at a time

Who was on top

Aston Villa on top78%

Viking on top22%

HT0′–5′: Aston Villa on top5′–10′: Aston Villa on top10′–15′: Aston Villa on top15′–20′: Aston Villa on top20′–25′: Aston Villa on top25′–30′: Aston Villa on top30′–35′: Aston Villa on top35′–40′: Aston Villa on top40′–45′: Aston Villa on top45′–50′: Viking on top50′–55′: Viking on top55′–60′: Aston Villa on top60′–65′: Aston Villa on top65′–70′: Aston Villa on top70′–75′: Viking on top75′–80′: Aston Villa on top80′–85′: Viking on top85′–90′: Viking on top90′–95′: Viking on top

Shot quality and touches in the final third, five minutes at a time. Goals, cards and subs sit at their minute, home above the bars and away below: hover or tap one to see who.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

58McGinn36Alysson70Gomes40Barkley58Pau Torres39Mings18Suzuki59Lindelöf12Jackson27Mbaye28Buendía

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Aston Villa · Starting XI until the first substitution (69')Busiest link: Gomes and McGinn, 29 passes.Centralisation index 0.07: Gomes made 1.7× an even share of the passes.
6Christiansen26Østbø37Daland17Askildsen30Tripić15Heggheim9Botheim21Haugen32Stensness32Bell35Moi

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Viking · Starting XI until the first substitution (62')Busiest link: Daland and Bell, 20 passes.Centralisation index 0.06: Daland made 1.6× an even share of the passes.

Aston Villa leaned more on one or two passers (centralisation 0.07 against 0.06).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 70), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 29).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.