Ace Football previews the Premier League round 7 match between Aston Villa and Burnley and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Aston Villa enjoy home advantage, when visitors Burnley swing by on Sunday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Placed 16th in the table Aston Villa have amassed six points after six matches. On four points, Burnley rank 18th with six matches played this season.
Team form: Aston Villa vs Burnley
Aston Villa Form
In their last three outings, Aston Villa won 1-0 against Bologna, beat Fulham by 3-1 and hammered Feyenoord 0-2. Aston Villa claimed four wins in their last six Premier League matches at the Villa Park. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded five and scored ten goals.
Burnley Form
Burnley recorded a single draw in their previous three games, and they claimed it in a 1-1 match against Nottingham Forest. Then Cardiff proved too strong in a 1-2 defeat, just like Manchester City who won 5-1. Burnley claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Premier League. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by 15 goals to nine.
Betting facts for Aston Villa and Burnley
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Aston Villa and Burnley. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 14 of the last 16 Aston Villa matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Aston Villa matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Aston Villa matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Aston Villa home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Aston Villa home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Burnley away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Burnley have lost the last 4 away matches in a row in the Premier League and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Burnley matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Burnley have lost the last 3 away matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Burnley away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Aston Villa vs Burnley
Having scored just once lately in the Premier League, John McGinn will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Burnley hope Jaidon Anthony can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of four Premier League goals in his last six Premier League games.
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Full-time result
Aston Villa claimed a modest seven 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 two. Burnley won four of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost four of the games in this run. Aston Villa have not lost to Burnley in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Aston Villa scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Burnley only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Burnley managed the first goal of the game in only two of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Aston Villa were first on target in five of their last 10 outings. Aston Villa have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Burnley.
Total goals
Aston Villa saw over 2.5 goals in two of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Burnley, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.