Premier League: Aston Villa vs West Ham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 31 match between Aston Villa and West Ham and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When West Ham come to Villa Park for the Premier League match this coming Sunday, Aston Villa will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Ranked as number 4 in the Premier League standings, The Villans, have so far collected 51 points this season, while West Ham collected 29 points. This puts them up as number 18 after 30 rounds.

Form: Aston Villa vs West Ham

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Lille by 0-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 3-1 against Manchester United, before achieving a 2-0 win against Lille. Aston Villa claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Premier League. They also drew one and lost three, scored six goals and conceded eight.

West Ham Form

West Ham are unbeaten in their previous three matches, winning 0-1 against Fulham, before recording a 2-2 draw with Brentford. Another draw followed then, this time 1-1 against Manchester City. West Ham managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Premier League away matches, in which they scored nine while also conceding 12 times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.

Betting stats for Aston Villa and West Ham

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

In-form players: Aston Villa vs West Ham

Having scored just once lately in the Premier League, Ross Barkley will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. West Ham hope Tomas Soucek can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Premier League goals in his last six Premier League games.

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Full-time result

Aston Villa claimed a modest five 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 four. West Ham 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 West Ham in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Aston Villa scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. West Ham got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. West Ham managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 7 consecutive meetings between Aston Villa and West Ham.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Aston Villa’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for West Ham, who managed to score 1.5 times in those matches.