Prediction: Aston Villa to win 2-1
Best Odds: 7/1
Bookmaker: Betfair
Aston Villa and Leicester City will face each other in the Premier League this coming weekend. The match between the Villans and the Foxes will take place at Villa Park and is scheduled to kick off at 3pm UK time on Saturday.
Aston Villa
Aston Villa were really struggling under then manager Steven Gerrard. It did look like under the Liverpool legend, the Villans will get relegated to the Championship at the end of the season. Villa then decided to change their manager and brought in former Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain boss Unai Emery. Under the Spaniard, Villa have gone from strength to strength, and they are now in the race for a European place in the Premier League table.
Villa are 11th in the Premier League table at the moment with 28 points from 20 matches. The Villans are 11 points above the relegation zone and 11 points behind Manchester United, who are currently fourth in the standings and occupy the final UEFA Champions League spot in the league table. It is unlikely that Villans will even challenge for the UEFA Champions League places, but they could push for a UEFA Europa Conference League spot or even for the UEFA Europa League spots.
The Villans will head into the Premier League match against former champions Leicester City at Villa Park this weekend on the back of a 1-0 victory over Southampton away from home at St. Mary’s Stadium in the league. It came after a 2-1 win against Leeds United at Villa Park in the Premier League and followed a 2-1 loss at the hands of Stevenage at home in the third round of the FA Cup.
Team News:
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery is likely to deploy a 4-4-2 formation. Former Arsenal goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, who won the 2022 Qatar World Cup with Argentina, will stay between the sticks for the Villans. Leon Bailey and Ollie Watkins will be two strikers. Emiliano Buendia and Douglas Luiz will start in midfield. Ashley Young will be the right-back.
Leicester City
Unlike Aston Villa, Leicester City are really struggling in the Premier League at the moment, and there is a distinct possibility that the former English champions will end up in the Championship at the end of the season. The Foxes are as low as 14th in the Premier League table at the moment with 18 points from 20 matches, just a point above the relegation zone. Leicester are level on points with Leeds United and West Ham United, who are 15th and 16th respectively in the standings.
Leicester will head into the Premier League match against Aston Villa away from home at Villa Park on the back of a 1-0 victory over Walsall away from home in the fourth round of the FA Cup. It came after a 2-2 draw with Brighton and Hove Albion at the King Power Stadium in the Premier League and followed a 2-0 loss at the hands of Nottingham Forest away from home at the City Ground in the league.
Team News:
James Maddison and Harvey Barnes will be in attacking midfield for Leicester City against Aston Villa. Patson Daka is likely to lead the line for Brendan Rodgers’s side. Youri Tielemans will also start in midfield for the Foxes.
Key Factors to Consider
- Aston Villa have scored 23 goals in 20 Premier League matches.
- Leicester City have scored 28 goals in 20 Premier League matches.
- Aston Villa have conceded 27 goals in 20 Premier League games.
- Leicester City have conceded 35 goals in 20 Premier League games.
- James Maddison has scored 7 goals in 14 Premier League matches for Leicester City.
Conclusion
Leicester City are not having the best of times in the Premier League at the moment, but the former English champions do have a good team and a very good manager in Brendan Rodgers. However, Aston Villa are at home and are doing well. It is very likely that Unai Emery’s side will eke out a narrow win from this Premier League match.
Prediction: Aston Villa to win 2-1
Best Odds: 7/1
Bookmaker: Betfair
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