Position15of 20
Points41in 38
Won, drawn, lost10-11-17
Goals47for, 69 against
FormLWWLD
Results
2012-13Sun 19 May
FT
Sat 11 May
FT
Sat 4 May
FT
Mon 29 Apr
FT
Mon 22 Apr
FT
Sat 13 Apr
FT
Sat 6 Apr
FT
Sun 31 Mar
FT
Sat 16 Mar
FT
Sat 9 Mar
FT
Mon 4 Mar
FT
Sat 23 Feb
FT
Sun 10 Feb
FT
Sat 2 Feb
FT
Tue 29 Jan
FT
Sat 19 Jan
FT
Sat 12 Jan
FT
Tue 1 Jan
FT
Sat 29 Dec
FT
Wed 26 Dec
FT
Sun 23 Dec
FT
Sat 15 Dec
FT
Sat 8 Dec
FT
Sat 1 Dec
FT
Tue 27 Nov
FT
Sat 24 Nov
FT
Sat 17 Nov
FT
Sat 10 Nov
FT
Sat 3 Nov
FT
Sat 27 Oct
FT
Sat 20 Oct
FT
Sun 7 Oct
FT
Sun 30 Sep
FT
Sat 22 Sep
FT
Sat 15 Sep
FT
Sun 2 Sep
FT
Sat 25 Aug
FT
Sat 18 Aug
FT
In numbers
- 28thof 91 teams of the five leagues by Vesta’s strength rating
- 2wins in a row, the longest run of 2012-13
- 2clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2012-13
- 40%of the team's league goals scored by Christian Benteke
- 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
2012-13, 36 matches| Goals | 1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45+ | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
| Against | 7 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
- 4points won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 6points thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 9points won after going behind
- 28points dropped after going ahead
Goal minutes, for 36 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
2012-13Strength
Rating 1,526Vesta's rating before every match since 2014-15. 1,500 is an average team of these leagues.
Squad
Players used in 2012-13| Player | Apps | Min | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew LowtonRight-back | 37 | 3,267 | 2 | 3 |
| Brad GuzanGoalkeeper | 36 | 3,240 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian BentekeForward | 34 | 2,855 | 19 | 4 |
| Ciaran ClarkCentre-back | 29 | 2,530 | 1 | 0 |
| Ashley WestwoodMidfielder | 30 | 2,462 | 0 | 6 |
| Ron VlaarCentre-back | 27 | 2,391 | 2 | 0 |
| Andreas WeimannForward | 30 | 2,254 | 7 | 2 |
| Gabriel AgbonlahorForward | 28 | 2,191 | 9 | 3 |
| Nathan BakerCentre-back | 26 | 2,013 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe BennettLeft-back | 25 | 1,892 | 0 | 2 |
| Fabian DelphMidfielder | 24 | 1,703 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry BannanRight midfielder | 24 | 1,628 | 0 | 1 |
| Brett Holman– | 27 | 1,428 | 1 | 3 |
| Karim El Ahmadi– | 20 | 1,169 | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Lichaj– | 17 | 1,154 | 0 | 1 |
| Charles N'ZogbiaForward | 21 | 993 | 2 | 4 |
| Darren Bent– | 16 | 805 | 3 | 0 |
| Stephen IrelandAttacking midfielder | 13 | 781 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Herd– | 9 | 756 | 0 | 0 |
| Yacouba SyllaDefensive midfielder | 11 | 596 | 0 | 2 |
| Enda StevensLeft wing-back | 7 | 470 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc AlbrightonLeft midfielder | 9 | 429 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Bowery– | 10 | 296 | 0 | 0 |
| Shay GivenGoalkeeper | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Dawkins– | 4 | 71 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan DelfounesoForward | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Williams– | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Gardner– | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 |

