Premier League: Sheffield United vs Aston Villa – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 23 match between Sheffield United and Aston Villa and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Aston Villa look destined for a win in their match this coming Saturday against Sheffield United. Bookmakers have them down as fairly big favorites, with the visitors going through a bit of a slump in the Premier League lately.

Sheffield United are 20th in the Premier League rankings with ten points after 22 matches played, whereas Aston Villa rank fourth in the Premier League on 43 points.

Form: Sheffield United vs Aston Villa

Sheffield United Form

A draw was the best Sheffield United could muster in their previous three games. They claimed a 2-2 draw against West Ham, before getting trounced 2-5 against Brighton. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Crystal Palace ran out 3-2 winners. In their last six Premier League home matches, the Blades have two wins, while they’ve drawn one and lost three. They scored eight and conceded 11 goals.

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa are winless in their last three matches, but managed a 0-0 draw with Everton and a 0-0 draw with Chelsea. In their most recent match, they were defeated 1-3 at the hands of Newcastle. The Villians won twice, while also recording two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says nine goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting stats and facts for Sheffield United and Aston Villa

Here are some interesting betting-relevant facts based on the data from the last couple of matches that Sheffield United and Aston Villa played across all competitions.

Players in form: Sheffield United vs Aston Villa

Oliver McBurnie is the most prolific Premier League marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Aston Villa look to Ollie Watkins, hoping he can add to his current total of two Premier League goals in his latest games.

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Full-time result

Sheffield United have beaten Aston Villa in three consecutive home league meetings. The Blades claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing six. Aston Villa won four of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost two of the games in this run.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Sheffield United only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Aston Villa scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Aston Villa will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Saturday with Sheffield United managing a measly two clean sheets in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 games. That said, Sheffield United have scored in three consecutive home meetings with Aston Villa.

Total goals

Sheffield United let in a goal in their last six Premier League games in a row. In their last ten games in all competitions, Sheffield United had five games that ended with more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this period. Aston Villa had four games out of their last ten in all competitions that had over 2.5 goals. They scored an average of 1.2 goals in those games.

Recommended tip: Sheffield United vs Aston Villa

In conclusion, we have a free betting prediction for this game between Sheffield United and Aston Villa. The betting tip was formed based on the abovementioned statements.

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