Ace Football previews the Premier League round 22 match between Aston Villa and Everton and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Aston Villa are in with a good chance of adding three nice points to their total in round 22 of the Premier League on Sunday. They will be disappointed if they do not beat The Toffees, whom they welcome on home soil at Villa Park.
Sitting two places behind the top of the table, Aston Villa claimed 43 points after 21 rounds. Meanwhile, Everton amassed 29 points and rank as number 12 in the Premier League at the moment.
Team form: Aston Villa vs Everton
Aston Villa Form
Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Nottingham Forest 3-1, and then drawing 0-0 with Crystal Palace. They were back as winners when they defeated Tottenham 1-2. Aston Villa have been nothing short of fabulous at their home ground in the six most recent Premier League matches here. They quite simply claimed a maximum 18 points, scoring 13 while conceding three goals. Naturally, this is the best points total in the Premier League across the last six games.
Everton Form
Everton only managed two draws in their last three matches. They started by losing 2-4 at the hands of Brentford, before drawing 1-1 with Wolverhampton. They secured another draw in their latest encounter against Sunderland resulting 1-1. Everton managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Premier League away matches, in which they scored five while also conceding three times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.
Betting facts for Aston Villa and Everton
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 Everton played across all tournaments.
- In 11 of the last 13 Aston Villa matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Aston Villa have won 8 of the last 10 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Aston Villa have won 7 of the last 9 home matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 11 Aston Villa matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Aston Villa have won 7 of the last 9 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 20 of the last 22 Everton away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 17 of the last 19 Everton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Everton matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Everton away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 8 Everton away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: Aston Villa vs Everton
Thierno Barry shows decent form right now for Everton, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Premier League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Aston Villa, who are strong favourites this coming Sunday. Siding with Ollie Watkins also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Premier League matches.
Popular betting markets: Aston Villa vs Everton
Full-time result
Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Aston Villa won ten times and lost zero as well. Everton won four times, drew two and lost four of their last 10 games away from home. Aston Villa have beaten Everton in 4 consecutive home league meetings
Both teams to score
Aston Villa scored the first goal of the match an impressive nine times in the last ten home games. Everton scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Everton managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Aston Villa have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Everton.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out nine times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Aston Villa, who scored an average of 2.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Everton, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.
