Ace Football previews the Premier League round 8 match between Fulham and Aston Villa and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
When Aston Villa come to Craven Cottage for the Premier League match on Saturday, Fulham will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Placed eightth in the table Fulham have amassed 11 points after seven matches. On 14 points, The Villans rank fiveth with seven matches played this season.
Form: Fulham vs Aston Villa
Fulham Form
In their last three matches, Fulham beat Newcastle by 3-1 and Nottingham Forest by 0-1, before losing against Manchester City by 3-2. Fulham claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Premier League. They also drew two and lost two, scored eight goals and conceded 11.
Aston Villa Form
Aston Villa go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 2-2 draw against Ipswich. They went on to beat Bayern Munich by 1-0, before sharing the spoils with Manchester United in a 0-0 draw. Aston Villa managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Premier League away matches, in which they scored eight while also conceding ten times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.
Betting stats and facts for Fulham and Aston Villa
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Fulham and Aston Villa played across all tournaments.
- In 9 of the last 11 Fulham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Fulham matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Fulham home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Fulham matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Fulham home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Aston Villa matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 5 Aston Villa away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Aston Villa away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Aston Villa matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Aston Villa away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Fulham vs Aston Villa
Raul Jimenez look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Premier League matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Ollie Watkins adds to his four Premier League goals come on Saturday.
Popular betting markets: Fulham vs Aston Villa
Full-time result
Fulham claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Aston Villa won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing four in this series of matches. Aston Villa didn’t lose any of their previous 5 outings. Aston Villa have beaten Fulham in impressive 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Fulham scored first in six of their last ten home games. Aston Villa scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Aston Villa managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Fulham’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Aston Villa, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.8 times goals per game themselves.
Betting prediction: Fulham vs Aston Villa
In conclusion, the upcoming game between Fulham and Aston Villa seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Premier League match.