Position10of 20
Points47in 38
Won, drawn, lost12-11-15
Goals45for, 52 against
FormDDLLL
Results
2004-05Sun 15 May
FT
Sat 7 May
FT
Sun 1 May
FT
Sat 23 Apr
FT
Wed 20 Apr
FT
Sat 16 Apr
FT
Sun 10 Apr
FT
Sat 2 Apr
FT
Sun 20 Mar
FT
Sat 5 Mar
FT
Sat 26 Feb
FT
Sat 12 Feb
FT
Sat 5 Feb
FT
Wed 2 Feb
FT
Sat 22 Jan
FT
Sat 15 Jan
FT
Mon 3 Jan
FT
Sat 1 Jan
FT
Tue 28 Dec
FT
Sun 26 Dec
FT
Sat 18 Dec
FT
Sun 12 Dec
FT
Sat 4 Dec
FT
Sat 27 Nov
FT
Mon 22 Nov
FT
Sat 13 Nov
FT
Sat 6 Nov
FT
Sat 30 Oct
FT
Sat 23 Oct
FT
Sat 16 Oct
FT
Sat 2 Oct
FT
Sat 25 Sep
FT
Sat 18 Sep
FT
Sat 11 Sep
FT
Sat 28 Aug
FT
Wed 25 Aug
FT
Sun 22 Aug
FT
Sat 14 Aug
FT
In numbers
- 30thof 82 teams of the five leagues by Vesta’s strength rating
- 5matches without a win, running now
- 3wins in a row, the longest run of 2004-05
- 2clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2004-05
- 18%of the team's league goals scored by Nolberto Solano
- 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
2004-05, 35 matches| Goals | 1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45+ | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 8 |
| Against | 10 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
- 4points won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 4points thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 12points won after going behind
- 15points dropped after going ahead
Goal minutes, for 35 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
2004-05Strength
Rating 1,526Vesta's rating before every match since 2014-15. 1,500 is an average team of these leagues.
Squad
Players used in 2004-05| Player | Apps | Min | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas SorensenGoalkeeper | 36 | 3,195 | 0 | 0 |
| Jlloyd SamuelCentre-back | 35 | 3,029 | 0 | 0 |
| Gareth BarryDefensive midfielder | 34 | 2,841 | 7 | 1 |
| Ulises De la CruzCentre-back | 34 | 2,830 | 0 | 4 |
| Nolberto SolanoMidfielder | 36 | 2,788 | 8 | 8 |
| Juan Pablo AngelForward | 35 | 2,718 | 7 | 1 |
| Olof MellbergCentre-back | 30 | 2,655 | 3 | 1 |
| Mark DelaneyCentre-back | 30 | 2,544 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee HendrieMidfielder | 29 | 2,062 | 5 | 4 |
| Steven DavisMidfielder | 28 | 1,892 | 1 | 0 |
| Gavin McCannMidfielder | 20 | 1,765 | 1 | 0 |
| Thomas HitzlspergerMidfielder | 28 | 1,578 | 2 | 5 |
| Carlton ColeForward | 27 | 1,512 | 3 | 1 |
| Darius VassellForward | 21 | 1,402 | 2 | 2 |
| Liam RidgewellCentre-back | 15 | 1,158 | 1 | 0 |
| Martin LaursenCentre-back | 12 | 1,035 | 1 | 0 |
| Luke MooreForward | 25 | 836 | 1 | 0 |
| Mathieu BersonMidfielder | 11 | 630 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter WhittinghamForward | 13 | 583 | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Djemba-DjembaMidfielder | 6 | 358 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan PostmaGoalkeeper | 3 | 225 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan MooreForward | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |

