Ace Football previews the Premier League round 37 match between Aston Villa and Liverpool and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Aston Villa welcome Liverpool at Villa Park this coming Friday for a match in the penultimate round of the current Premier League season.
Form: Aston Villa vs Liverpool
Aston Villa Form
Aston Villa have seen it all in their last three matches. Against Tottenham, they came out empty-handed in a 1-2 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 4-0 win against Nottingham Forest. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 2-2 draw against Burnley. Aston Villa won three of their previous six matches at Villa Park in the Premier League. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring ten goals to ten against.
Liverpool Form
In their previous three matches, Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 3-1, lost 3-2 against Manchester United and drew 1-1 with Chelsea. Liverpool won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored eight goals whilst conceding eight.
Betting stats and facts for Aston Villa and Liverpool
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 Liverpool played across all tournaments.
- In the last 5 Aston Villa home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Aston Villa have won 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring more than 3.5 goals
- Aston Villa have won 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Aston Villa have won 5 of the last 7 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Aston Villa have won 3 of the last 4 home matches and the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 4 Liverpool away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Liverpool away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Liverpool away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Liverpool matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Liverpool have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches in the Premier League and the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Aston Villa vs Liverpool
It is a great season for Ollie Watkins, who currently has 12 league goals to his name during this season. Aston Villa will rely on his services to gun down Liverpool.
Popular markets: Aston Villa vs Liverpool
Full-time result
Aston Villa claimed five wins, drew one and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Liverpool won four, drew zero and lost six of their last 10 games away. Liverpool have not lost to Aston Villa in 5 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Aston Villa scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Liverpool scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Liverpool 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 two of the last 10 games, Liverpool kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Liverpool have scored in 11 consecutive meetings with Aston Villa when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Aston Villa, who scored an average of two goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Liverpool, who scored 1.5 times on average in these matches. Liverpool are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 15 matches.
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