Aston Villa vs Leeds United prediction and preview

Premier League · Saturday 26 December 2026, 12:30 UTC

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Aston Villa vs Leeds United

Premier League · Saturday 26 December 2026, 12:30 UTC · Villa Park, Birmingham

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Aston Villa vs Leeds United preview

The Premier League fixture between Aston Villa and Leeds United is scheduled for Saturday 26 December 2026 at 12:30 UTC at Villa Park in Birmingham. Aston Villa are 10th in the table with 12 points from 9, while Leeds United are 12th in the table with 11 points from 9.

Aston Villa come into the game with a L-D-W-W-W run in the league (3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5), while Leeds United's recent sequence reads L-D-D-L-D. Over their last 6, Aston Villa have scored 2.2 and conceded 1.0 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Leeds United average 1.0 scored and 1.0 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

Head to head, Aston Villa have 4 wins to Leeds United's 2 across 10 meetings, with 4 draws. Those games averaged 2.8 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 21 Feb 2026, ended Aston Villa 1-1 Leeds United.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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10Aston Villa93331013-312WDWWD
12Leeds United925298+111DLDDL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Aston Villa 4, draws 4, Leeds United 2.

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Aston Villa expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Zion Suzuki, Victor Lindelöf, Matty Cash, Pau Torres, John McGinn, Boubacar Kamara, João Gomes, Johan Manzambi, Emiliano Buendía, Nicolas Jackson

Leeds United expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

James Trafford, Tarik Muharemović, James Justin, Nico Elvedi, Ethan Ampadu, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Jayden Bogle, Ao Tanaka, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Noah Okafor

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