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Premier League: Aston Villa vs Burnley – Betting preview

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The Premier League clash at Villa Park on Saturday sees Aston Villa hosting opponents Burnley.

In the Premier League standings, Aston Villa are placed third with 39 points after 19 matches. Burnley occupy a position of 19th in the league on 11 points.

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Team form: Aston Villa vs Burnley

Aston Villa Form

They came away from their last three matches with four points, as Aston Villa beat Brentford 1-2, followed by a 1-1 draw against Sheffield United. Most recently, they were left licking their wounds in a 3-2 defeat against Manchester United. Aston Villa showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Villa Park, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 13 times, while letting in four themselves.

Burnley Form

It is all or nothing with Burnley, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 0-2 against Everton, before beating Fulham 0-2. Unable to build on that, they lost 0-2 against Liverpool. Burnley only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches, they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by ten goals to five.

Betting stats and facts for Aston Villa and Burnley

Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when betting on the upcoming match between Aston Villa and Burnley. The facts are based on the data from matches played across all tournaments.

  • Aston Villa have scored in the last 29 home matches in a row
  • Aston Villa have scored in 34 of the last 36 matches
  • Aston Villa have not lost 22 of the last 23 home matches
  • Aston Villa have not lost the last 10 matches in a row
  • Aston Villa have won 13 of the last 15 home matches
  • In 16 of the last 18 Burnley away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Burnley have not won 10 of the last 12 matches
  • In 9 of the last 11 Burnley matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Burnley have conceded in 12 of the last 14 matches
  • In the last 4 Burnley matches the sum of goals was under 2.5

Players in form: Aston Villa vs Burnley

John McGinn scored twice in the six most recent Premier League games for Aston Villa, with Wilson Odobert providing two goals for Burnley in his last six.

Full-time result

Aston Villa have struck gold when it comes to home form, having not lost any of their previous 16 Premier League matches at Villa Park. The Lions have also not lost to Burnley in three consecutive home meetings. Meanwhile, Burnley won three of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing one and losing six.

Both teams to score

Aston Villa scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Burnley scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both Aston Villa and Burnley only managed two clean sheets in their previous 10 matches. They also scored against each other in their last four meetings.

Total goals

Aston Villa scored at least one goal in their last eight Premier League matches. In their last ten matches across all tournaments, Aston Villa saw six of them finish with more than 2.5 goals. The Villians scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Burnley’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.

Betting prediction: Aston Villa vs Burnley

The match between Aston Villa and Burnley should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this Premier League game.

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