Premier League Gameweek 26 Sat, Feb 20 · 15:00 Elland Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Leeds 7th · 10 pts · 7 played
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Aston Villa 12th · 8 pts · 7 played
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Away travel148 kmRest days9.8 · 9.8Matches / 14d2 · 2
Real contextStrength only
Leeds—%
Draw—%
Aston Villa—%
Expected goals — – — No forecast for this match yet. Forecasts are published up to 21 days ahead.
Weather (Leeds, West Yorkshire)

Forecast from 5 Feb

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Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Leeds and Aston Villa. These describe recorded performance and do not change the match forecast. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals per category, with at most three per team.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses the observed pre-match Playing style averages already shown for this fixture. Window size is not xG coverage, and the two averages can have different denominators. Result statistics use completed matches recorded up to now; their window can differ from the Playing style profile. Season points and xPts are not included here.

Headlines

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack

Attack insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Defence

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks

Streaks insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Team strength

LeedsAston Villa
— L90 StrengthIn forecast —
73 Current StrengthIn forecast 82
69 AttackIn forecast 83
77 DefenceIn forecast 78
64 Form indexContext 84
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Leeds

Attack—
Defense risk—

Aston Villa

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

LeedsAston Villa
1.29 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
0.86 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.57
1.36 xGVia Att/Def 1.13
1.36 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.67
-0.07 Goals minus xGContext -0.13
86% Scored inContext 57%
29% Clean sheetsContext 29%
12.00 ShotsContext 11.86
4.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.40
33% On target shareContext 27%
8.00 Shots in the boxContext 8.00
65% Box shareContext 64%
11% ConversionContext 8%
2.43 OffsidesContext 1.75
14.00 Shots allowedContext 15.86
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.43
5.17 BlocksContext 3.83
3.43 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.14
86% Save rateContext 71%
47% PossessionIn forecast 48%
385 PassesContext 410
302 Accurate passesContext 339
78% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.89 Team ratingContext 6.72
12.71 FoulsContext 10.71
11.86 Fouls sufferedContext 13.00
1.86 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
1.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.80
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.40
1.29 xGVia Att/Def 1.52
1.65 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.66
-0.19 Goals minus xGContext +0.28
80% Scored inContext 70%
30% Clean sheetsContext 30%
11.50 ShotsContext 13.60
3.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.88
31% On target shareContext 35%
7.33 Shots in the boxContext 9.10
62% Box shareContext 65%
10% ConversionContext 13%
2.40 OffsidesContext 1.57
14.90 Shots allowedContext 15.60
4.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.50
4.89 BlocksContext 4.22
3.70 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.30
77% Save rateContext 73%
46% PossessionIn forecast 46%
376 PassesContext 404
292 Accurate passesContext 340
78% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.92 Team ratingContext 6.91
11.90 FoulsContext 10.50
11.30 Fouls sufferedContext 12.20
1.80 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Leeds
Rest9.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km207 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 64 · 6 pts vs 4.4 for an average club · -0.7 vs expected
  • D18 OctH · Manchester United1–11.6 xPts
  • L10 OctA · Arsenal1–20.6 xPts
  • D20 SepH · Crystal Palace0–01.9 xPts
  • W14 SepH · Newcastle4–11.7 xPts
  • D5 SepA · Brighton1–10.9 xPts
Aston Villa
Rest9.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel148 km543 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 84 · 10 pts vs 5.3 for an average club · +1.5 vs expected
  • W17 OctA · Newcastle1–01.6 xPts
  • W14 OctH · Fenerbahce6–02.0 xPts
  • D10 OctH · Brentford2–21.7 xPts
  • W19 SepA · Tottenham3–21.5 xPts
  • L12 SepH · Nottingham Forest1–21.8 xPts

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Leeds Aston Villa
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match9.8Premier League 2026-2027, 10 Feb9.8Premier League 2026-2027, 10 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km148 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways207 km543 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 40 / 2 / 5
Next matchdays after this one77

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Leeds Last XI · not confirmed
3-4-2-1 · vs Manchester United (H) 1–1, 18 Oct
1J. Trafford(G)
5T. Muharemović 30N. Elvedi 24J. Justin
3G. Gudmundsson 22A. Tanaka 4E. Ampadu 2J. Bogle
19N. Okafor 18A. Stach
9D. Calvert-Lewin
Aston Villa Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs Newcastle (A) 1–0, 17 Oct
1Z. Suzuki(G)
29A. Wan-Bissaka 5T. Mings 3V. Lindelöf 2M. Cash
35João Gomes 8B. Kamara
10E. Buendía 44J. Manzambi 47Alysson Edward
11N. Jackson

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Leeds Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Aston Villa Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Total impact vs full squads —

Home / Away this season

Leeds · Home 1.50points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
1-3-0
Scored
1.50
Conceded
0.75
Aston Villa · Away 1.75points per game · 4 away games
W-D-L
2-1-1
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.50

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 5 this season

OpponentLeedsAston Villa
Arsenal L 1–2 A L 0–1 H
Newcastle W 4–1 H W 1–0 A
Brighton D 1–1 A L 0–4 A
Brentford D 1–1 H D 2–2 H
Nottingham Forest W 1–0 A L 1–2 H
Points8 of 15 · 1.60 per game4 of 15 · 0.80 per game

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 8 of 8 meetings

1 Leeds wins3 draws4 Aston Villa wins
Goals per game1.13 – 1.50 Over 2.563% Both scored50% Clean sheets25% · 38%
  • 21 Feb 2026Aston Villa1–1Leeds
  • 23 Nov 2025Leeds1–2Aston Villa
  • 13 Jan 2023Aston Villa2–1Leeds
  • 2 Oct 2022Leeds0–0Aston Villa
  • 10 Mar 2022Leeds0–3Aston Villa
  • 9 Feb 2022Aston Villa3–3Leeds

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Goals & match trends

LeedsAston VillaForecast
Scored per game 1.291.00
Conceded per game 0.861.57
Match goals 2.142.57
Over 1.5 71%57%
Over 2.5 29%57%
Over 3.5 14%43%
Both teams scored 71%43%
Clean sheets 29%29%
Failed to score 14%43%
Games77
LeedsAston VillaForecast
Scored per game 1.101.80
Conceded per game 1.001.40
Match goals 2.103.20
Over 1.5 70%70%
Over 2.5 30%70%
Over 3.5 10%50%
Both teams scored 60%50%
Clean sheets 30%30%
Failed to score 20%30%
Games1010

Actual results: Season is this league season, Last 10 is all competitions. The Forecast column is the LOAD90 model for this match, so you can compare what the teams have done with what the model expects.

Corners & cards

LeedsAston VillaLeague
Corners
Corners won4.003.14
Corners conceded4.144.29
Match total8.147.439.49
Over 8.543% 3/729% 2/7
Over 9.543% 3/714% 1/7
Over 10.529% 2/714% 1/7
Cards
Cards1.862.14
Opponent cards2.433.14
Match total4.295.284.17
Over 3.571% 5/771% 5/7
Over 4.543% 3/757% 4/7
LeedsAston VillaLeague
Corners
Corners won4.104.00
Corners conceded5.705.00
Match total9.809.009.49
Over 8.560% 6/1050% 5/10
Over 9.560% 6/1030% 3/10
Over 10.540% 4/1030% 3/10
Cards
Cards1.801.80
Opponent cards2.002.80
Match total3.804.604.17
Over 3.560% 6/1060% 6/10
Over 4.530% 3/1050% 5/10

Actual per-match figures; Season is this league season, Last 10 is all competitions. LOAD90 does not forecast corners or cards. Corner and card markets on eScored.

Goal timing

Leeds7 games · scored 9 · conceded 6
1 0-15
16-30
3 2 31-45
3 46-60
3 61-75
2 1 76-90
Aston Villa6 games · scored 7 · conceded 10
1 2 0-15
2 16-30
2 1 31-45
1 46-60
2 61-75
2 4 76-90
Leeds10 games · scored 11 · conceded 10
1 0-15
16-30
3 2 31-45
3 1 46-60
1 4 61-75
3 3 76-90
Aston Villa9 games · scored 18 · conceded 13
3 2 0-15
1 4 16-30
5 1 31-45
1 1 46-60
5 1 61-75
3 4 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

Scenario lab Soon

Real contextLOAD90 forecast: EloLambda plus playing style (possession) and High Congestion.
Pure EloLambdaControl forecast without the LOAD90 factors, as on eScored.
Strength onlyElo and home edge only.
Full squadsBoth teams with every player available.
Neutral venueRemove home advantage.

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