Position11of 20
Points50in 38
Won, drawn, lost11-17-10
Goals43for, 41 against
FormWDWWD
Results
2006-07Sun 13 May
FT
Sat 5 May
FT
Sat 28 Apr
FT
Sun 22 Apr
FT
Sat 14 Apr
FT
Mon 9 Apr
FT
Sat 7 Apr
FT
Mon 2 Apr
FT
Sun 18 Mar
FT
Wed 14 Mar
FT
Sat 3 Mar
FT
Sat 10 Feb
FT
Sat 3 Feb
FT
Wed 31 Jan
FT
Sat 20 Jan
FT
Sat 13 Jan
FT
Tue 2 Jan
FT
Sat 30 Dec
FT
Tue 26 Dec
FT
Sat 23 Dec
FT
Sat 16 Dec
FT
Mon 11 Dec
FT
Sat 2 Dec
FT
Wed 29 Nov
FT
Sat 25 Nov
FT
Sun 19 Nov
FT
Sat 11 Nov
FT
Sun 5 Nov
FT
Sat 28 Oct
FT
Sat 21 Oct
FT
Sat 14 Oct
FT
Sat 30 Sep
FT
Sat 23 Sep
FT
Sat 16 Sep
FT
Sun 10 Sep
FT
Sun 27 Aug
FT
Wed 23 Aug
FT
Sat 19 Aug
FT
In numbers
- 27thof 78 teams of the five leagues by Vesta’s strength rating
- 9matches unbeaten, running now
- 2wins in a row, the longest run of 2006-07
- 3clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2006-07
- 21%of the team's league goals scored by Gabriel Agbonlahor
- 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
2006-07, 33 matches| Goals | 1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45+ | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 3 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Against | 9 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
- 2points won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 1point thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 17points won after going behind
- 15points 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
2006-07Strength
Rating 1,526Vesta's rating before every match since 2014-15. 1,500 is an average team of these leagues.
Squad
Players used in 2006-07| Player | Apps | Min | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olof MellbergCentre-back | 38 | 3,376 | 1 | 0 |
| Gabriel AgbonlahorForward | 38 | 3,327 | 9 | 6 |
| Gareth BarryDefensive midfielder | 35 | 3,150 | 8 | 4 |
| Stilian PetrovMidfielder | 30 | 2,636 | 2 | 2 |
| Thomas SorensenGoalkeeper | 29 | 2,546 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin McCannMidfielder | 30 | 2,423 | 1 | 2 |
| Wilfred BoumaCentre-back | 25 | 1,977 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam RidgewellCentre-back | 21 | 1,765 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary CahillCentre-back | 20 | 1,744 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven DavisMidfielder | 28 | 1,649 | 0 | 1 |
| Juan Pablo AngelForward | 23 | 1,498 | 4 | 1 |
| Aaron HughesCentre-back | 19 | 1,291 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil BardsleyRight-back | 13 | 1,147 | 0 | 1 |
| Martin LaursenCentre-back | 14 | 1,054 | 0 | 1 |
| Ashley YoungRight-back | 13 | 981 | 2 | 3 |
| Craig GardnerMidfielder | 13 | 971 | 2 | 0 |
| John CarewForward | 11 | 906 | 3 | 2 |
| Milan BarosForward | 17 | 875 | 1 | 1 |
| Isaiah OsbourneCentre-back | 11 | 644 | 0 | 1 |
| Luke MooreForward | 13 | 641 | 4 | 1 |
| Chris SuttonForward | 8 | 592 | 1 | 3 |
| Patrik BergerMidfielder | 13 | 557 | 2 | 2 |
| Shaun MaloneyAttacking midfielder | 8 | 451 | 1 | 0 |
| Gabor KiralyGoalkeeper | 5 | 450 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart TaylorGoalkeeper | 6 | 424 | 0 | 0 |
| Jlloyd SamuelCentre-back | 4 | 204 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter WhittinghamForward | 3 | 172 | 0 | 1 |
| Didier Agathe– | 5 | 166 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee HendrieMidfielder | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Djemba-DjembaMidfielder | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

