Villa are averaging 4.3 shots on target per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 8.5 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 Hull, and a full match-by-match log.
Ollie Watkins leads with 13 shots on target across 8 qualifying appearances (1.63/g, 75% 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.
Villa are averaging 4.3 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 4.2 for a match-total of 8.5. That ranks 10th of 20 for team SOT in their primary competition. They take 11.7 shots per game and create 9 key passes per game.
SOT matchup blends our attackers' on-target rate (50%) with the opposition's SOT conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Hull, the page weights each Villa attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.
Villa take 11.7 shots per game and put 4.3 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.
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.
Villa are currently converting 37% 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.
| Player | Position | Apps | Shots on target | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ollie Watkins | attacker | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 75% |
| Youri Tielemans | midfielder | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 57% |
| Morgan Rogers | midfielder | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 57% |
| John McGinn | midfielder | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 50% |
| Emiliano Buendía | midfielder | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 38% |
| Pau Torres | defender | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 29% |
| Ross Barkley | midfielder | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 17% |
| Matty Cash | defender | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Victor Lindelöf | defender | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Emiliano Martínez | goalkeeper | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ezri Konsa | defender | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Lucas Digne | defender | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ian Maatsen | defender | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Lamare Bogarde | midfielder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Tyrone Mings | defender | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Marco Bizot | goalkeeper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Amadou Onana | midfielder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Boubacar Kamara | midfielder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| George Lawrence Hemmings | midfielder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Tammy Abraham | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jadon Sancho | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Andrés García | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Douglas Luiz | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Leon Bailey | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Zion Suzuki | goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team shots on target | Opposition shots on target | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2026 | Arsenal | Home | 0-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 23 Aug 2026 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Away | 4-0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| 24 May 2026 | Manchester City | Away | 1-2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | Ollie Watkins (2) |
| 20 May 2026 | SC Freiburg | Away | 0-3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | Emiliano Buendía (2) |
| 15 May 2026 | Liverpool | Home | 4-2 | 9 | 5 | 14 | Ollie Watkins (5) |
| 10 May 2026 | Burnley | Away | 2-2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | Ross Barkley (2) |
| 7 May 2026 | Nottingham Forest | Home | 4-0 | 10 | 2 | 12 | John McGinn (3) |
| 3 May 2026 | Tottenham Hotspur | Home | 1-2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | Emiliano Buendía (1) |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Nottingham Forest | Away | 1-0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | Youri Tielemans (1) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Fulham | Away | 1-0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | Ollie Watkins (1) |