Villa's Streak vs Fulham, Home Grit on Display

0:00On April 25th, Fulham's facing Aston Villa craved and cottaged this weekend, and the stats don't look good for the home side. Villa's won their last six Premier League games against Fulham straight up. Their longest streak against any opponent except Coventry back in the off. 90s. Fulham's lost three of their last four home matches to Villa, a big shift from their earlier solid record. Digging deeper, Fulham's offense is ice cold. They failed to score in four of their last five league games, despite 71 shots in just three. Goals total. That's a weak 4.2% conversion rate. Meanwhile, Villa's winless in four-way games, but they've only dropped points lately after a rough patch last year. Fulham's been shut out in the first half all season with just four goals, matching Wolves for the worst mark. They were scoring 11 before the new year, but now they're struggling against top half teams, only one win in their last nine tries. Villa's defense has leaked three or more goals in three of five recent matches, doubling their prior average concede rate.

1:02On the personnel side, Unai Emery's perfect with H-Trade Premier League wins over Fulham, matching the best records out there. Oli Watkins has six goals in nine games against them, his highest tally outside Brighton in Arsenal. And Fulham's Burn Leno started 145 straight league matches, closing in on all-time great streaks. These numbers set up a tense clash, where Villa's history meets Fulham's home grit, could be the spot for a breakout or another Villa masterclass.