{"id":1398749,"date":"2025-09-12T12:28:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T11:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=features&#038;p=1398749"},"modified":"2025-09-13T11:59:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T10:59:03","slug":"tactical-analysis-aston-villa-goalscoring-problems-2025","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/tactical-analysis-aston-villa-goalscoring-problems-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Villa analysis: Three key reasons for their worrying goal drought"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Aston Villa are still waiting on their first goal of the 2025-26 Premier League season.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Villans have blanked in their three matches so far, just the second time they have suffered such a feat in their history. The only previous occasions came in 1997-98, when their run stopped at three matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To make matters worse, Aston Villa are the only side in the top four leagues of English football without a goal this season. The question is, why are they struggling?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>In this article, we&#8217;ll cover:<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-what-s-changed-from-last-season\" data-level=\"2\">What&#8217;s changed from last season?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-poor-finishing\" data-level=\"2\">Poor finishing<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-the-worst-culprits\" data-level=\"2\">The worst culprits<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-s-changed-from-last-season\">What&#8217;s changed from last season?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Aston Villa&#8217;s system hasn&#8217;t really changed from last season. But there is an interesting lack of connection, and two telling differences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first is the position of the striker. He has been more isolated in the opening three games this season, with a bigger gap to his closest teammate. Although he is closer to the opposition box, that&#8217;s no good if he isn&#8217;t getting the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then there&#8217;s the position of the No.10. While the gap to the striker is smaller than it was last season, he is playing more of a supportive role directly behind the front man. Last season, the No.10 was filling the gap between the striker and the right-winger &#8212; almost appearing as a (slightly deeper) second striker. With the narrower No.10, Aston Villa don&#8217;t have the strike support they need.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/09\/12100825\/aston-villa-passing-network-comparison-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1398754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/09\/12100825\/aston-villa-passing-network-comparison-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/09\/12100825\/aston-villa-passing-network-comparison-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/09\/12100825\/aston-villa-passing-network-comparison-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/09\/12100825\/aston-villa-passing-network-comparison-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/09\/12100825\/aston-villa-passing-network-comparison-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/09\/12100825\/aston-villa-passing-network-comparison-267x267.jpg 267w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/09\/12100825\/aston-villa-passing-network-comparison-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/09\/12100825\/aston-villa-passing-network-comparison-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/09\/12100825\/aston-villa-passing-network-comparison-40x40.jpg 40w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/09\/12100825\/aston-villa-passing-network-comparison.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Villa have experienced a slight drop in their shot numbers this season. Last season the Villans averaged 12.74 shots per 90 minutes in the Premier League. That wasn&#8217;t exactly good, ranking 12th in the division &#8212; but it&#8217;s better than it is in 2025-26. Across their three games this season, Villa have averaged 11 shots per 90. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are less accurate with their shots too. Villa have averaged 3 shots on target per 90 this season compared to 4.47 last season. They&#8217;ve averaged 5 shots off target, up slightly from their 4.74 last season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Villa are also creating fewer chances as a whole. Their players averaged 9.53 chances created in the Premier League last season, with 2.37 of those being big changes. The Villans ranked fifth for big chances created per 90. 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That&#8217;s manageable. And in totals, they only underperformed against their xG by 1.3, scoring 58 from 59.3. There was an improvement of 1.79 from their post-shot xG to total goals scored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This season, Villa sit bottom. They have the worst xG per 90 in the Premier League, averaging just 0.95. That&#8217;s despite sitting 11th for shots overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"818\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/09\/12104457\/aston-villa-shot-map-2025-26-818x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1398770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/09\/12104457\/aston-villa-shot-map-2025-26-818x1024.jpg 818w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/09\/12104457\/aston-villa-shot-map-2025-26-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/09\/12104457\/aston-villa-shot-map-2025-26-768x961.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/09\/12104457\/aston-villa-shot-map-2025-26-1228x1536.jpg 1228w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/09\/12104457\/aston-villa-shot-map-2025-26-213x267.jpg 213w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/09\/12104457\/aston-villa-shot-map-2025-26-160x200.jpg 160w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/09\/12104457\/aston-villa-shot-map-2025-26-48x60.jpg 48w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/09\/12104457\/aston-villa-shot-map-2025-26-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/09\/12104457\/aston-villa-shot-map-2025-26-32x40.jpg 32w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/09\/12104457\/aston-villa-shot-map-2025-26.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So from the off, Aston Villa are taking a lot of their shots from positions they&#8217;re not likely to score from. Villa have taken 33 shots in the Premier League this season, but only 10 have come with an xG of at least 0.10. That&#8217;s 30.3%. Only Newcastle United (29.41%) and Sunderland (25.81%) have had a lower percentage of their total shots have an xG of at least 0.10. The average of the league this season is around 39.22%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aston Villa also sit bottom of the league for post-shot xG per 90 this season, which stands at 0.49. That&#8217;s a drop off of 0.46 from their xG (0.95), which is a big problem. Villa have only had four of their 33 shots register a post-shot xG of at least 0.1 &#8212; for 12.12%. Again, Villa sit among the worst in the league with only Leeds United (11.76%) faring worse. The league average for percentage of shots with at least 0.10 post-shot xG is 22.62%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-worst-culprits\">The worst culprits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A lot of the focus surrounding Villa&#8217;s failures in front of goal this season has been on Ollie Watkins. After all, he&#8217;s their star striker. But is it fair?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of the aforementioned 10 shots with at least 0.10 xG, only three have also registered a post-shot xG. Three missed the target, while four more would have been blocked. Watkins is responsible for the biggest drop in xG to post-shot xG for a single shot. His 81st-minute effort against Brentford against Brentford came with an xG of 0.30. But he failed to hit the target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watkins is responsible for six of Villa&#8217;s 24 shots that did not register a post-shot xG. That&#8217;s the most of any Aston Villa player. But four of Youri Tielemans&#8217; shots have not registered a post-shot xG, and Emi Buendia is responsible for three such occasions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Watkins has also been denied by a goalkeeper, with the biggest drop for a single shot while still recording a post-shot xG. An effort in the 41st minute against Crystal Palace brought an xG of 0.38 and post-shot G of 0.26 &#8212; that&#8217;s the second-highest post-shot xG for a Villa shot this season. But his effort was saved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It feels like a goal will come very soon for Villa. But they need to be more selective with their shots, making sure they actually have an opportunity to score. <\/p>\n\n\n<h3><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/\"><strong>Latest football news<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football betting tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best betting sites<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/best-free-bet-offers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best free bet offers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/accumulator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football accumulator tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aston Villa are still waiting on their first goal of the 2025-26 Premier League season. 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