Position6of 20
Points56in 38
Won, drawn, lost15-11-12
Goals48for, 44 against
FormDWWDL
Results
2003-04Sat 15 May
FT
Sat 8 May
FT
Sun 2 May
FT
Sat 24 Apr
FT
Sun 18 Apr
FT
Mon 12 Apr
FT
Sat 10 Apr
FT
Sun 4 Apr
FT
Sat 27 Mar
FT
Sat 20 Mar
FT
Sun 14 Mar
FT
Sat 28 Feb
FT
Sun 22 Feb
FT
Wed 11 Feb
FT
Sat 7 Feb
FT
Sat 31 Jan
FT
Sun 18 Jan
FT
Sat 10 Jan
FT
Tue 6 Jan
FT
Sun 28 Dec
FT
Fri 26 Dec
FT
Sat 20 Dec
FT
Sun 14 Dec
FT
Sat 6 Dec
FT
Sat 29 Nov
FT
Sun 23 Nov
FT
Sat 8 Nov
FT
Sat 1 Nov
FT
Sat 25 Oct
FT
Sun 19 Oct
FT
Sun 5 Oct
FT
Sat 27 Sep
FT
Sat 20 Sep
FT
Sun 14 Sep
FT
Sat 30 Aug
FT
Wed 27 Aug
FT
Sun 24 Aug
FT
Sat 16 Aug
FT
In numbers
- 30thof 79 teams of the five leagues by Vesta’s strength rating
- 3wins in a row, the longest run of 2003-04
- 3clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2003-04
- 33%of the team's league goals scored by Juan Pablo Angel
- 34%of matches won since 2001-02
- 6–0Biggest win since 2001-02: Derby County 0–6 Aston Villa
- 0–8Heaviest defeat: Chelsea 8–0 Aston Villa
In Europe
42 matches in the European cups since 2023-24Won, drawn, lost30-3-9
Goals86– 38
Finals1won Europa League 2025-26
Vesta and Aston Villa
271 league matches since 2019-20- 50%of Aston Villa's matches won by Vesta's favourite
- 62wins in 120 matches as Vesta's favourite
- 7%won with 7%: Arsenal 0–2 Aston Villa
- 11%won with 11%: Aston Villa 7–2 Liverpool
- 14%won with 14%: Manchester City 1–2 Aston Villa
- 55%lost at 55%: Aston Villa 1–2 Manchester United
- 52%lost at 52%: Crystal Palace 3–2 Aston Villa
- 52%lost at 52%: Sheffield United 1–0 Aston Villa
Vesta's forecasts reconstructed with each season hidden (how).
By the minute
2003-04, 33 matches| Goals | 1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45+ | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 6 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| Against | 5 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 14 |
- 2points won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 4points thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 13points won after going behind
- 16points dropped after going ahead
Goal minutes, for 33 of the 38 matches played. Quarters of an hour by the minute of the match reports; stoppage time counts in the last quarter of each half.
League position
2003-04Strength
Rating 1,526Vesta's rating before every match since 2014-15. 1,500 is an average team of these leagues.
Squad
Players used in 2003-04| Player | Apps | Min | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jlloyd SamuelCentre-back | 38 | 3,420 | 2 | 2 |
| Thomas SorensenGoalkeeper | 38 | 3,336 | 0 | 0 |
| Gareth BarryDefensive midfielder | 36 | 3,021 | 3 | 8 |
| Olof MellbergCentre-back | 33 | 2,917 | 1 | 0 |
| Juan Pablo AngelForward | 33 | 2,770 | 16 | 0 |
| Lee HendrieMidfielder | 32 | 2,604 | 2 | 5 |
| Gavin McCannMidfielder | 28 | 2,470 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius VassellForward | 32 | 2,283 | 9 | 2 |
| Thomas HitzlspergerMidfielder | 32 | 2,224 | 3 | 9 |
| Mark DelaneyCentre-back | 25 | 2,043 | 0 | 3 |
| Peter WhittinghamForward | 32 | 1,952 | 0 | 3 |
| Ronny JohnsenCentre-back | 23 | 1,877 | 1 | 0 |
| Ulises De la CruzCentre-back | 28 | 1,839 | 0 | 0 |
| Dion DublinForward | 23 | 1,167 | 3 | 0 |
| Nolberto SolanoMidfielder | 10 | 834 | 0 | 3 |
| Marcus AllbackForward | 15 | 751 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter CrouchForward | 16 | 584 | 4 | 1 |
| Liam RidgewellCentre-back | 11 | 494 | 0 | 0 |
| Ozalan AlpayCentre-back | 6 | 426 | 1 | 0 |
| Stefan MooreForward | 8 | 256 | 1 | 0 |
| Luke MooreForward | 7 | 141 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark KinsellaMidfielder | 2 | 105 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan PostmaGoalkeeper | 2 | 84 | 0 | 0 |
| Moustapha HadjiMidfielder | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 |

