Aston Villa will be bidding to build on their draw with Manchester City last time out when they welcome Southampton to Villa Park in the Premier League on Friday evening.

Steven Gerrard's side held the champions in their last league fixture on September 3, while Southampton will enter this contest off the back of a 1-0 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers on the same day.

Aston Villa have a slight edge over Southampton and have won 30 out of the 82 matches that have been played between the two teams, as opposed to Southampton's 29 victories. After a run of only one victory in 11 Premier League games against Southampton, Aston Villa have managed to win two of their last three league matches against the Saints. Southampton's six-game unbeaten run away from home against Aston Villa came to an end last season after they suffered a 4-0 defeat at Villa Park. Aston Villa have won only one of their last 10 Premier League matches and have conceded in each of their last 11 games in the competition. Southampton have won two of their last four games in the Premier League, more victories than they had managed in the 14 league games preceding this run. Southampton have conceded the first goal of the game in each of their last five matches in the Premier League but have suffered defeat in only two of these games.

Aston Villa have impressive players in their ranks but have been surprisingly poor so far this season. Regardless of that, Aston Villa can pack a punch on their day and will be looking to build on the draw against the champions, Manchester city. The likes of Ollie Watkins and Phillipe Coutinho will need to prove their mettle this week. This will be an enthralling fixture and we predict a Home win.

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阿斯顿维拉将在周五晚上的英超比利亚公园球场迎来南安普顿，他们将在上次战平曼城的基础上继续努力。

杰拉德的球队在9月3日的最后一场联赛中获得了冠军，而南安普顿将在同一天0 - 1不敌狼队的情况下参加这场比赛。

阿斯顿维拉略微领先于南安普顿，两队在82场比赛中取得了30胜，而南安普顿取得了29胜。在英超联赛11场对阵南安普顿仅取得一场胜利后，阿斯顿维拉在最近3场对阵圣徒的联赛中取得了两场胜利。上赛季，南安普顿客场0 - 4不敌阿斯顿维拉，结束了他们客场6场不败的纪录。阿斯顿维拉最近10场英超比赛只赢了一场，最近11场比赛都输了。南安普顿在最近的4场英超比赛中取得了2场胜利，比他们在此之前的14场联赛中取得的胜利还要多。南安普顿在最近5场英超比赛中每场都丢了首球，但其中只有2场输掉了比赛。

阿斯顿维拉的阵容中有令人印象深刻的球员，但本赛季到目前为止，他们的表现令人惊讶地糟糕。不管怎样，阿斯顿维拉可以在他们的比赛中打出一记重拳，他们将在与冠军曼城的平局中继续努力。像沃特金斯和库蒂尼奥这样的球员需要在本周证明他们的勇气。这将是一场迷人的比赛，我们预计主场会赢。