Premier League: Aston Villa vs West Ham – Betting preview

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

Bookmakers favour The Villans to win against West Ham in their next Premier League match. This takes place on Sunday with the hosts in decent form, and a win seems quite likely. Naturally, The Hammers will put up a fight at the Villa Park, though.

Aston Villa approach round 23 as number 8 in the Premier League table with 36 points on their account so far. With 22 rounds behind them, The Hammers have amassed 26 points, placing them as number 14 in the standings.

Team form: Aston Villa vs West Ham

Aston Villa Form

They came away from their last three matches with a mix of results, as Aston Villa beat Everton 0-1, followed by a 2-2 draw against Arsenal. Most recently, they were left licking their wounds in a 1-0 defeat against Monaco. Aston Villa managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, where they also drew twice and lost none. They scored 12 goals and conceded seven times.

West Ham Form

It is all or nothing with West Ham, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 2-1 against Aston Villa, before beating Fulham 3-2. Unable to build on that, they lost 0-2 against Crystal Palace. West Ham claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches reads 11 goals conceded and six scored.

Betting stats and facts for Aston Villa and West Ham

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 Aston Villa and West Ham played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Aston Villa vs West Ham

Ollie Watkins found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Niclas Fuellkrug just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Popular betting markets: Aston Villa vs West Ham

Full-time result

Aston Villa won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing four and losing one as well. West Ham won two from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost six in this run. Aston Villa are on a fine streak of 10 matches without defeat at home. Aston Villa have not lost to West Ham in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Aston Villa scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. West Ham scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Aston Villa managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, West Ham kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Aston Villa have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with West Ham.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Aston Villa’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 West Ham, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.1 times goals per game themselves.