Champions League: Monaco vs Aston Villa – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League round 7 match between Monaco and Aston Villa and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

This will be the first time that Monaco face Aston Villa lately, as the teams have not shared a spot in the same division in this century.

Placed 16th in the table Monaco have amassed ten points after six matches. On 13 points, Aston Villa rank fiveth with six matches played this season.

Form: Monaco vs Aston Villa

Monaco Form

Monaco only managed to finish level twice in the last three matches. They first drew 2-2 against Nantes, followed by another draw. This time 1-1 against Reims, before going down in a 2-1 defeat against Montpellier. Monaco only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Champions League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored ten and conceded 13 goals.

Aston Villa Form

In their three most recent outings, Aston Villa won 2-1 and 0-1 against West Ham and Everton, before drawing 2-2 against Arsenal. Aston Villa claimed two wins against zero draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Champions League. The scoreline from these matches reads three goals conceded and six scored.

Betting stats and facts for Monaco and Aston Villa

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Monaco and Aston Villa. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Monaco vs Aston Villa

Look no further than Takumi Minamino, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Monaco in the Champions League, while Jhon Duran managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Aston Villa in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Betting markets: Monaco vs Aston Villa

Full-time result

Monaco claimed a modest six wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing three. Aston Villa won three of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost six of the games in this run. Aston Villa remained unbeaten in their last 5 games on the bounce.

Both teams to score

Monaco scored first in six of their last ten home games. Aston Villa scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. There appears to be a good chance of seeing Monaco on the scoreboard on Tuesday with Aston Villa managing just a single two clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The hosts fought their way to two clean sheets in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Monaco’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Aston Villa, who managed to hit the net 1.6 times on average in these games. Monaco conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches.