Villa Shots on Target Stats 2026/2027

Villa Shots on Target Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Villa are averaging 5 shots on target per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 9.8 total SOT on average. That puts them 10th of 20 for team SOT per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player SOT-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Brentford, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Villa players hit the most shots on target?

Ollie Watkins leads with 7 shots on target across 3 qualifying appearances (2.33/g, 67% hit rate). The SOT-rate table below ranks every Villa player by SOT per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ SOT price.

How does Villa's SOT profile look this season?

Villa are averaging 5 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 4.8 for a match-total of 9.8. That ranks 10th of 20 for team SOT in their primary competition. They take 13 shots per game and create 10.2 key passes per game.

How is the SOT matchup read calculated?

SOT matchup blends our attackers' on-target rate (50%) with the opposition's SOT conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Brentford, the page weights each Villa attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.

What's the difference between shots and shots on target?

Villa take 13 shots per game and put 5 on target. Players who shoot speculatively often have a low SOT-per-shot ratio; the context panel surfaces the shots/g funnel so you can see the conversion rate.

Where do these SOT stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Villa fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

How is conversion (Goals/SOT) useful?

Villa are currently converting 38% of their shots on target into goals. A high conversion rate means finishing well; a low one means SOT volume but not yet goals. Pair this with the shots/g funnel to read how the goals number is built.

Villa player shots on target rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots on target	Per game	1+ hit rate
Youri Tielemans	midfielder	2	2	1	100%
Morgan Rogers	midfielder	2	3	1.5	100%
Ibrahim Mbaye	attacker	2	2	1	100%
Taylor Harwood-Bellis	defender	1	1	1	100%
Ollie Watkins	attacker	3	7	2.33	67%
Johan Manzambi	midfielder	3	3	1	67%
Nicolas Jackson	attacker	6	5	0.83	50%
Tammy Abraham	attacker	2	2	1	50%
Alysson	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
John McGinn	midfielder	9	5	0.56	44%
Emiliano Buendía	midfielder	10	7	0.7	40%
George Lawrence Hemmings	midfielder	6	2	0.33	33%
Lamare Bogarde	midfielder	3	1	0.33	33%
Ross Barkley	midfielder	8	3	0.38	25%
Pau Torres	defender	6	1	0.17	17%
Ian Maatsen	defender	6	1	0.17	17%
Boubacar Kamara	midfielder	6	1	0.17	17%
Victor Lindelöf	defender	9	1	0.11	11%
Matty Cash	defender	7	0	0	0%
Zion Suzuki	goalkeeper	6	0	0	0%
Tyrone Mings	defender	5	0	0	0%
Aaron Wan-Bissaka	defender	4	0	0	0%
Marco Bizot	goalkeeper	3	0	0	0%
João Gomes	midfielder	3	0	0	0%
Ezri Konsa	defender	2	0	0	0%

Villa shots on target match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots on target	Opposition shots on target	Match total	Top player
19 Sep 2026	Premier League	Tottenham Hotspur	Away	2-3	6	7	13	Emiliano Buendía (2)
16 Sep 2026	Carabao Cup	Coventry City	Away	1-3	9	5	14	Ross Barkley (2)
12 Sep 2026	Premier League	Nottingham Forest	Home	1-2	5	7	12	Victor Lindelöf (1)
8 Sep 2026	Champions League	Club Brugge	Away	2-3	9	7	16	John McGinn (2)
5 Sep 2026	Premier League	Hull City	Away	0-0	1	4	5	George Lawrence Hemmings (1)
31 Aug 2026	Premier League	Arsenal	Home	0-1	0	2	2
23 Aug 2026	Premier League	Brighton & Hove Albion	Away	4-0	0	6	6
24 May 2026	Premier League	Manchester City	Away	1-2	5	3	8	Ollie Watkins (2)
20 May 2026	Europa League	SC Freiburg	Away	0-3	6	2	8	Emiliano Buendía (2)
15 May 2026	Premier League	Liverpool	Home	4-2	9	5	14	Ollie Watkins (5)

Villa shots on target 2026/2027: last 10 games

Shots on target for per game: 5
Shots on target against per game: 4.8
Match total shots on target per game: 9.8
Games: 10
League rank for match shots on target: 19 of 20

Villa Shots on target for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	4.67	67%	67%	67%	33%	33%
Away	7	5.14	71%	71%	71%	57%	29%
Overall	10	5	70%	70%	70%	50%	30%

Villa Shots on target against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	4.67	67%	67%	67%	33%	33%
Away	7	4.86	86%	71%	57%	43%	29%
Overall	10	4.8	80%	70%	60%	40%	30%

Villa Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %
Home	3	9.33	67%	67%	67%	67%	67%
Away	7	10	71%	71%	43%	43%	43%
Overall	10	9.8	70%	70%	50%	50%	50%

Villa Team shots on target 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target / match	5	4.67	5.14
Total shots / match	13	9.33	14.57
Share of shots on target	38%	50%	35%
Goals per shot on target	38%	36%	39%
Shots on target per goal	2.6	2.8	2.6
Shots on target over 2.5	70%	67%	71%
Shots on target over 3.5	70%	67%	71%
Shots on target over 4.5	70%	67%	71%
Shots on target over 5.5	50%	33%	57%
Shots on target over 6.5	30%	33%	29%

Villa Shots on target against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Shots on target against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target against / match	4.8	4.67	4.86
Shots on target against over 2.5	80%	67%	86%
Shots on target against over 3.5	70%	67%	71%
Shots on target against over 4.5	60%	67%	57%
Shots on target against over 5.5	40%	33%	43%
Shots on target against over 6.5	30%	33%	29%

Villa Match shots on target 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots on target / match	9.8	9.33	10
Match shots on target over 6.5	70%	67%	71%
Match shots on target over 7.5	70%	67%	71%
Match shots on target over 8.5	50%	67%	43%
Match shots on target over 9.5	50%	67%	43%
Match shots on target over 10.5	50%	67%	43%

Villa 1st-half shots on target for 2026/2027 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	1	2	100%	0%	0%
Away	3	1	33%	33%	0%
Overall	4	1.25	50%	25%	0%

Villa 1st-half shots on target against 2026/2027 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	1	2	100%	0%	0%
Away	3	2.67	67%	67%	33%
Overall	4	2.5	75%	50%	25%

Villa 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %
Home	1	4	100%	100%	0%	0%
Away	3	3.67	100%	67%	0%	0%
Overall	4	3.75	100%	75%	0%	0%

Villa shots on target match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
19 Sep	Premier League	Spurs (A)	2-3	6	7	13	-
16 Sep	Carabao Cup	Coventry (A)	1-3	9	5	14	-
12 Sep	Premier League	Forest (H)	1-2	5	7	12	-
8 Sep	Champions League	Club Brugge (A)	2-3	9	7	16	-
5 Sep	Premier League	Hull (A)	0-0	1	4	5	-
31 Aug	Premier League	Arsenal (H)	0-1	0	2	2	-
23 Aug	Premier League	Brighton (A)	4-0	0	6	6	4
24 May	Premier League	Man City (A)	1-2	5	3	8	3
20 May	Europa League	Freiburg (A)	0-3	6	2	8	4
15 May	Premier League	Liverpool (H)	4-2	9	5	14	4

Premier League shots on target table 2026/2027: every team's shots on target per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
1	Chelsea	5	5.2	6.4	11.6	80%
2	Manchester United	5	5.6	4.6	10.2	80%
3	Ipswich Town	5	4.6	5.6	10.2	60%
4	Brighton & Hove Albion	5	5.8	3.8	9.6	60%
5	Manchester City	5	5.4	4	9.4	60%
6	AFC Bournemouth	5	5.2	4	9.2	60%
7	Brentford	5	4.6	4.6	9.2	40%
8	Fulham	5	4.4	4.8	9.2	60%
9	Newcastle United	5	3.6	5.6	9.2	60%
10	Crystal Palace	5	3.6	5.6	9.2	80%
11	Liverpool	5	4.8	3.6	8.4	40%
12	Sunderland	5	5	3.2	8.2	20%
13	Everton	5	4.6	3.6	8.2	60%
14	Hull City	5	3.8	4.2	8	60%
15	Tottenham Hotspur	5	3.8	4.2	8	40%
16	Leeds United	5	3.6	4.2	7.8	40%
17	Arsenal	5	4.8	2.8	7.6	20%
18	Coventry City	5	3.2	4.4	7.6	20%
19	Aston Villa	5	2.4	5.2	7.6	40%
20	Nottingham Forest	5	3.4	3	6.4	20%

Villa shots on target against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Vs top six	12	3.92	5.33	9.25	50%
Vs top half	21	4.14	4.95	9.1	48%
Vs bottom half	22	4.32	4.05	8.36	36%
Vs bottom six	13	4.69	3.92	8.62	46%

Villa shots on target per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Premier League	2026/2027	5	2.4	5.2	7.6	40%
Carabao Cup	2026/2027	1	9	5	14	100%
Champions League	2026/2027	1	9	7	16	100%
Premier League	2025/2026	38	4.47	4.39	8.87	42%
Europa League	2025/2026	15	5.47	4.27	9.73	67%
FA Cup	2025/2026	2	5	4	9	50%
Carabao Cup	2025/2026	1	6	3	9	100%
Premier League	2024/2025	38	4.47	4.21	8.68	45%
Champions League	2024/2025	12	5.5	5.08	10.58	75%
FA Cup	2024/2025	5	6.8	2.6	9.4	60%
Carabao Cup	2024/2025	2	6.5	4	10.5	100%

Villa next three opponents: shots on target per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots on target for	Their shots on target against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sat 10 Oct 14:00	Brentford (home)	9.2	4.6	4.6	9.5	3.5	6
Wed 14 Oct 19:00	Fenerbahçe (home)	9.29	5.86	3.43	9.67	5	4.67
Sat 17 Oct 16:30	Newcastle (away)	9.2	3.6	5.6	9	3.67	5.33

Villa players with the most games of 1+ shots on target 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Nicolas Jackson	attacker	3	6	50%
2	Ibrahim Mbaye	attacker	2	3	67%
3	Johan Manzambi	midfielder	2	3	67%
4	Emiliano Buendía	midfielder	2	7	29%
5	George Lawrence Hemmings	midfielder	2	7	29%

Villa players with the most games of 2+ shots on target 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Nicolas Jackson	attacker	2	6	33%
2	Emiliano Buendía	midfielder	2	7	29%
3	Johan Manzambi	midfielder	1	3	33%
4	Tammy Abraham	attacker	1	6	17%
5	John McGinn	midfielder	1	7	14%

Brentford shots on target match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
18 Sep	Premier League	Chelsea (H)	3-0	6	2	8	-
15 Sep	Carabao Cup	Reading (A)	1-2	8	3	11	-
12 Sep	Premier League	B'mouth (A)	2-2	2	10	12	-
5 Sep	Premier League	Sunderland (H)	1-1	2	5	7	-
30 Aug	Premier League	Leeds (A)	1-1	5	2	7	-
25 Aug	Carabao Cup	Birmingham (A)	1-6	8	2	10	6
22 Aug	Premier League	Spurs (H)	3-0	8	4	12	3
24 May	Premier League	Liverpool (A)	1-1	2	8	10	4
17 May	Premier League	Palace (H)	2-2	3	5	8	5
9 May	Premier League	Man City (A)	3-0	2	10	12	4