The key stats ahead of a vital Premier League game for Tottenham and Aston Villa

[p]That would be a first in this fixture if it were to happen, as in the previous 22 league meetings, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Spurs[/a] have won 15 and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aston-villa/W00wmLO0/"]Villa[/a] have bagged the three points in the other seven matches.[/p][h2]Tottenham have lost five of the last eight vs Villa[/h2][p]The Villans have also won four of their last six away games against the North Londoners, losing the other two, and that's more wins than they'd managed in their previous trips to N17 (W3, D5, L13).[/p][p]Indeed, Tottenham have lost five of the last eight meetings (but won the most recent one), which is more than in 29 previous meetings against Saturday's opponents (W18 D7 L4).[/p][image alt="Tottenham v Aston Villa - Recent head-to-head results" id="c69b37dc-fc43-4248-be1b-9c2a21e47029" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="00f57bf3-b09f-4d63-9aec-5c42aedf97b1" original-width="2160" original-height="2702" /][p]With just one league goal scored between the two teams this season, too, there's a good chance that this could well prove to be a low-scoring game, and Villa have been here before, all too recently.[/p][p]Last season they hadn't scored in their first four league games, and yet rallied to the extent where they became Europa League winners. [/p][infobox id="c5ce5f5a-ccb6-468f-9fce-bb4a330c372a" /][h2]Second successive season without a win in five for Villa?[/h2][p]Tottenham haven't enjoyed the best time in the English top flight of late, but it's still difficult to understand why both have begun the season so poorly.[/p][p]Villa have only ever gone at least five league games from the start of a season without winning a single fixture in 1919/20 (seven), 1964/65 (seven) and 2025/26 (five), and Unai Emery isn't going to want a second successive season in this regard on his record.[/p][embed guid="3133d7c7-f625-4257-969d-98844f7a79af" url="https://x.com/AstonVilla/status/2100631114805293485" social-type="twitter" /][p]Roberto De Zerbi has a different problem entirely, given that he was lauded for keeping Spurs in the Premier League last season, before going on a huge spending spree to bring in 10 new faces and break the club's transfer record twice in the process.[/p][p]Expectation levels from supporters subsequently went through the roof, and they will be feeling badly let down at this point, and hoping for an immediate turnaround in fortunes.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/aston-villa-W00wmLO0/tottenham-UDg08Ohm/?mid=4Sl9Mxal"]Follow Tottenham vs Aston Villa with Flashscore![/a][/b][/p][infobox id="02b45e73-9abc-454d-882a-650a1a621f7d" /][h2]First Premier League stalemate at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium[/h2][p]Tottenham's last home league game, a 0-0 draw against Everton, was their first goalless draw in their new stadium, and it came in the 140th Premier League match to be played there. The boos that rang out as the players left the field were evidence enough that patience is already wearing thin.[/p][p]That stalemate followed one at the City Ground against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nottingham/UsushcZr/"]Nottingham Forest[/a], and not since 2015 have a Premier League club ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/west-ham/Cxq57r8g/"]West Ham[/a]) had three successive goalless draws in the top flight.[/p][embed guid="30405f01-fed7-4164-a092-7c57e06eac7a" url="https://x.com/premierleague/status/2098841094125506642" social-type="twitter" /][p]Though another 0-0 would suit neither side, it could be the most likely outcome given that Spurs are 19th in the table in terms of xG (3.45), whilst Villa are 20th and last in the ranking (3.39).[/p][p]Villa's 62 touches in the opposition box in games this season are the second-worst showing of all Premier League teams in 2026/27, and evidence a reticence to drive into the penalty area during what might be said to be sporadic attacks.[/p][h2]De Zerbi looking to extend winning run over Emery[/h2][p]Emery and De Zerbi have faced each other five times to date, with the former winning the first three meetings, but losing the last two to the Italian.[/p][p]The importance of the result is obvious for both, but more so because the game comes directly before an international break.[/p][p]It'll be another three weeks before Premier League duties resume again after this match, and then the Champions League also returns, so neither manager will want to spend the next few weeks stewing over their poor start.[/p][image alt="Tottenham v Aston Villa - Win probability" id="d0fdace1-bf4f-45dd-bd5d-53fd781ea17d" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="bef62dcf-5960-4cca-907c-2fb94436b9c8" original-width="2160" original-height="2702" /][p]In terms of injury woes, the hosts will still be without [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kulusevski-dejan/fXLqHCYi/"]Dejan Kulusevski[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/simons-xavi/noo0L9zk/"]Xavi Simons[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/odobert-wilson/CIvgNZLk/"]Wilson Odobert[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mudryk-mykhailo/W03dbPp4/"]Mykhailo Mudryk[/a].[/p][p]Both [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/porro-pedro/nTebDzHC/"]Pedro Porro[/a] and new signing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tonali-sandro/fmQVO5TQ/"]Sandro Tonali[/a] will have late fitness tests to determine their availability.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/maddison-james/YwP0q0m8/"]James Maddison[/a] should return for Tottenham and will be the creative hub for them should he do so, and though [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kudus-mohammed/hzbcXxIG/"]Mo Kudus[/a] is fit again, he's being eased back into the fold by his manager.[/p][p]For Villa, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/goretzka-leon/l2JpsMjB/"]Leon Goretzka[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/onana-amadou/roId3gPf/"]Amadou Onana[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/torres-pau-francisco/AVUHg8JU/"]Pau Torres[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/maatsen-ian/nPiZrgf3/"]Ian Maatsen[/a] are out, though [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/madjo-brian/UwsMiPon/"]Brian Madjo[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cash-matty/hfxPh7Kn/"]Matty Cash[/a] could still make the line-up, and Villa could also welcome back [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/joao-gomes/rcOLZhUD/"]Joao Gomes[/a] after his suspension.[/p][infobox id="8a8311c3-81b3-440e-8b49-36091db073d1" /]