Premier League – Leeds vs Aston Villa: Betting Preview

The Premier League clash at Elland Road on Thursday sees home team Leeds battling it out for three points with Aston Villa.

Following 27 matches, Leeds rank 16th in the Premier League table on 23 points and 10 points behind their 11th-placed foes.

The Whites are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They claimed a steady 12 goals in their previous 10 matches, for an average of 1.2 goals per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 29 goals, or an average of 2.9 goals a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to 0 clean sheets in this run.

Aston Villa hope to keep their impressive defensive stats from their last 10 Premier League matches going. Steven Gerrard’s side averaged an adequate 1.6 goals per game, with a total of 16 goals scored. In contrast, they only allowed 12 goals against them for an average of 1.2 goals conceded per game. Rather amazingly they only kept their opponents from scoring in 4 times.

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Facts and figures for Leeds vs Aston Villa in Premier League.

Current form — Leeds vs Aston Villa

Whites caught in slump

Leeds have had to endure a tough spell in their last 3 matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 6-0 by Liverpool, before Tottenham ran out 4-0 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Leicester, who came out 1-0 winners.

Villians hope to boost points tally

Aston Villa look back on their last 3 matches with 6 points to show from their efforts. Against Watford, they were left empty-handed in a 0-1 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Brighton in a 0-2 win. They followed that up with a 4-0 win against Southampton in their most recent outing.

Leeds vs Aston Villa – Fixture History

The most recent outing in the Premier League between Leeds and Aston Villa took place in February 2021. The match failed to produce a winner, with the score reading 3-3 after the final whistle. Depending on your betting strategy, another draw will no doubt spice up your next accumulator.

Under 2.5 goals happened 4 times in the last 10 encounters between these two rivals. Leeds managed an average of 1.3 goals, while Aston Villa averaged 0.9 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet 6 times in this run of matches.

Current table in the Premier League

Primary goal getter

Ahead of their latest Premier League match, both Leeds and Aston Villa will be looking for their main strikers. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.