Villa Shots on Target Stats 2026/2027

Villa Shots on Target Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Villa are averaging 5.87 shots on target per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 10.2 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 Viking, and a full match-by-match log.

Villa Shots on Target Questions

Which Villa players hit the most shots on target?

John McGinn leads with 13 shots on target across 14 qualifying appearances (0.93/g, 57% 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 5.87 shots on target per game over 15 games and concede 4.33 for a match-total of 10.2. That ranks 10th of 20 for team SOT in their primary competition. They take 14.73 shots per game and create 11.2 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 Viking, 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 14.73 shots per game and put 5.87 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 - 15 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 39% 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
Ibrahim Mbaye	attacker	4	5	1.25	100%
Taylor Harwood-Bellis	defender	1	1	1	100%
Johan Manzambi	midfielder	6	6	1	83%
Ollie Watkins	attacker	5	11	2.2	80%
Youri Tielemans	midfielder	4	3	0.75	75%
Morgan Rogers	midfielder	4	4	1	75%
Nicolas Jackson	attacker	9	11	1.22	67%
John McGinn	midfielder	14	13	0.93	57%
Tammy Abraham	attacker	2	2	1	50%
Ross Barkley	midfielder	10	7	0.7	40%
Emiliano Buendía	midfielder	13	9	0.69	38%
George Lawrence Hemmings	midfielder	6	2	0.33	33%
Lamare Bogarde	midfielder	3	1	0.33	33%
Alysson	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
Pau Torres	defender	8	2	0.25	25%
Ian Maatsen	defender	7	1	0.14	14%
Boubacar Kamara	midfielder	9	1	0.11	11%
Matty Cash	defender	12	1	0.08	8%
Victor Lindelöf	defender	14	1	0.07	7%
Zion Suzuki	goalkeeper	9	0	0	0%
Tyrone Mings	defender	8	0	0	0%
Aaron Wan-Bissaka	defender	7	0	0	0%
João Gomes	midfielder	5	0	0	0%
Ezri Konsa	defender	4	0	0	0%
Emiliano Martínez	goalkeeper	4	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
17 Oct 2026	Premier League	Newcastle United	Away	0-1	3	1	4	Ross Barkley (1)
14 Oct 2026	Champions League	Fenerbahçe	Home	6-0	11	4	15	Nicolas Jackson (3)
10 Oct 2026	Premier League	Brentford	Home	2-2	7	4	11	John McGinn (3)
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)

Villa shots on target 2026/2027: last 15 games

Shots on target for per game: 5.87
Shots on target against per game: 4.33
Match total shots on target per game: 10.2
Games: 15
League rank for match shots on target: 18 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	6	7	83%	83%	83%	67%	67%
Away	9	5.11	78%	67%	67%	56%	33%
Overall	15	5.87	80%	73%	73%	60%	47%

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	6	4	67%	67%	33%	17%	17%
Away	9	4.56	78%	67%	56%	44%	22%
Overall	15	4.33	73%	67%	47%	33%	20%

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	6	11	83%	83%	83%	83%	83%
Away	9	9.67	67%	67%	44%	44%	44%
Overall	15	10.2	73%	73%	60%	60%	60%

Villa Team shots on target 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Team shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target / match	5.87	7	5.11
Total shots / match	14.73	14.33	15
Share of shots on target	40%	49%	34%
Goals per shot on target	39%	40%	37%
Shots on target per goal	2.6	2.5	2.7
Shots on target over 2.5	80%	83%	78%
Shots on target over 3.5	73%	83%	67%
Shots on target over 4.5	73%	83%	67%
Shots on target over 5.5	60%	67%	56%
Shots on target over 6.5	47%	67%	33%

Villa Shots on target against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Shots on target against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target against / match	4.33	4	4.56
Shots on target against over 2.5	73%	67%	78%
Shots on target against over 3.5	67%	67%	67%
Shots on target against over 4.5	47%	33%	56%
Shots on target against over 5.5	33%	17%	44%
Shots on target against over 6.5	20%	17%	22%

Villa Match shots on target 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Match shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots on target / match	10.2	11	9.67
Match shots on target over 6.5	73%	83%	67%
Match shots on target over 7.5	73%	83%	67%
Match shots on target over 8.5	60%	83%	44%
Match shots on target over 9.5	60%	83%	44%
Match shots on target over 10.5	60%	83%	44%

Villa 1st-half shots on target for 2026/2027 (from 14 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	5	4	100%	80%	60%
Away	9	2.78	67%	56%	22%
Overall	14	3.21	79%	64%	36%

Villa 1st-half shots on target against 2026/2027 (from 14 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	5	2	80%	40%	0%
Away	9	2.56	78%	67%	22%
Overall	14	2.36	79%	57%	14%

Villa 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 14 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %
Home	5	6	100%	100%	80%	60%
Away	9	5.33	89%	78%	44%	33%
Overall	14	5.57	93%	86%	57%	43%

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
17 Oct	Premier League	Newcastle (A)	0-1	3	1	4	2
14 Oct	Champions League	Fenerbahçe (H)	6-0	11	4	15	9
10 Oct	Premier League	Brentford (H)	2-2	7	4	11	6
19 Sep	Premier League	Spurs (A)	2-3	6	7	13	7
16 Sep	Carabao Cup	Coventry (A)	1-3	9	5	14	9
12 Sep	Premier League	Forest (H)	1-2	5	7	12	6
8 Sep	Champions League	Club Brugge (A)	2-3	9	7	16	10
5 Sep	Premier League	Hull (A)	0-0	1	4	5	4
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
10 May	Premier League	Burnley (A)	2-2	7	6	13	5
7 May	Europa League	Forest (H)	4-0	10	2	12	5

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	7	5.57	5.86	11.43	86%
2	Ipswich Town	7	4.43	5.57	10	71%
3	Crystal Palace	7	3.71	6.14	9.86	86%
4	Manchester City	7	5.29	4.14	9.43	71%
5	Manchester United	7	5	4.43	9.43	57%
6	Brighton & Hove Albion	7	6	3.29	9.29	57%
7	Everton	7	5	4.29	9.29	71%
8	Brentford	7	4.14	5	9.14	43%
9	AFC Bournemouth	7	5.14	3.71	8.86	57%
10	Fulham	7	4.71	4.14	8.86	57%
11	Newcastle United	7	3.57	5.29	8.86	57%
12	Liverpool	7	5	3.43	8.43	43%
13	Leeds United	7	4	4.29	8.29	43%
14	Hull City	7	3.43	4.86	8.29	57%
15	Coventry City	7	3.29	4.71	8	29%
16	Sunderland	7	4	3.71	7.71	14%
17	Tottenham Hotspur	7	3.86	3.71	7.57	29%
18	Aston Villa	7	3.14	4.43	7.57	43%
19	Arsenal	7	4.43	3	7.43	29%
20	Nottingham Forest	7	3.57	3.29	6.86	29%

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	13	4.15	5.23	9.38	54%
Vs top half	22	4.27	4.91	9.18	50%
Vs bottom half	23	4.26	3.91	8.17	35%
Vs bottom six	14	4.71	4.14	8.86	50%

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	7	3.14	4.43	7.57	43%
Champions League	2026/2027	2	10	5.5	15.5	100%
Carabao Cup	2026/2027	1	9	5	14	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
Wed 21 Oct 19:00	Viking (home)	9.5	4.75	4.75	6.5	3	3.5
Sat 24 Oct 11:30	Man City (home)	9.43	5.29	4.14	8.33	5	3.33
Wed 28 Oct 19:45	B'mouth (away)	8.7	5.4	3.3	8.67	6.33	2.33

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	6	9	67%
2	Johan Manzambi	midfielder	5	6	83%
3	Ibrahim Mbaye	attacker	4	6	67%
4	John McGinn	midfielder	4	10	40%
5	Ross Barkley	midfielder	4	10	40%

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	4	9	44%
2	Emiliano Buendía	midfielder	2	9	22%
3	John McGinn	midfielder	2	10	20%
4	Ross Barkley	midfielder	2	10	20%
5	Ibrahim Mbaye	attacker	1	6	17%

Villa players with the most games of 3+ shots on target 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Nicolas Jackson	attacker	1	9	11%
2	John McGinn	midfielder	1	10	10%

Viking 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
17 Oct	Eliteserien	Fredrikstad (H)	3-2	4	2	6	3
13 Oct	Champions League	Bayern (H)	3-3	5	8	13	7
9 Oct	Eliteserien	Brann (A)	0-2	4	6	10	5
20 Sep	Eliteserien	Lillestrøm (H)	3-0	9	5	14	4
13 Sep	Eliteserien	Kristiansund (H)	8-1	13	2	15	8
9 Sep	Champions League	Stuttgart (A)	3-1	3	3	6	6
4 Sep	Eliteserien	Sandefjord (A)	1-1	4	1	5	1
30 Aug	Eliteserien	Aalesund (H)	2-1	6	4	10	6
26 Aug	Champions League	Dinamo Zagreb (H)	3-1	8	4	12	5
18 Aug	Champions League	Dinamo Zagreb (A)	2-2	3	4	7	6