Premier League: Liverpool vs Aston Villa – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Liverpool and Aston Villa who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Form hasn’t been great recently for The Reds, who hope to turn things around against The Villans on Saturday. This is a round 10 match in the current Premier League campaign, and they face each other at Anfield.

Liverpool are number 7 in the table on 15 points after nine matches. Aston Villa rank as number 8 with 15 points after nine matches played.

Team form: Liverpool vs Aston Villa

Liverpool Form

Liverpool managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 1-5 victory against Eintracht Frankfurt. They went on to lose 3-2 against Brentford, before getting dumped in a 0-3 defeat against Crystal Palace. Liverpool claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored 11 and conceded eight goals.

Aston Villa Form

Their past three matches saw Aston Villa beating Tottenham 1-2, losing 2-1 against Go Ahead Eagles, and beating Manchester City by 1-0. Aston Villa 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 five goals conceded and four scored.

Betting stats and facts for Liverpool 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 Liverpool and Aston Villa played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Liverpool vs Aston Villa

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Mohamed Salah, who is performing well for Liverpool. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Premier League outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Aston Villa.The visitors will be looking to Emiliano Buendia to find the net once again, after managing two Premier League goals for Aston Villa in recent matches.

Popular markets: Liverpool vs Aston Villa

Full-time result

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Liverpool won seven times and lost three as well. Aston Villa won three times, drew four and lost three of their last 10 games away from home. Liverpool lost their last 4 matches. Aston Villa won their last 4 matches on the trot. Liverpool have not lost to Aston Villa in 7 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Liverpool 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. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Liverpool games Aston Villa should be able to score at least once on Saturday as Liverpool failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Aston Villa managed four clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. Liverpool have scored in 7 consecutive home meetings with Aston Villa.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out nine times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Liverpool, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Aston Villa’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches. Liverpool are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 43 matches.