Premier League: Aston Villa vs Fulham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 35 match between Aston Villa and Fulham and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

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

Ranked as number 7 in the Premier League standings, The Villans, have so far collected 57 points this season, while Fulham collected 51 points. This puts them up as number 8 after 34 rounds.

Form: Aston Villa vs Fulham

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 4-1 victory against Newcastle. Unable to follow that up, they went down 2-1 against Manchester City, before handing over another win to Crystal Palace in a 3-0 defeat. Aston Villa claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League. They also drew three but remained undefeated, as they scored 12 and conceded seven goals.

Fulham Form

In their last three matches, Fulham lost against Bournemouth and Chelsea by 1-0 and 1-2, respectively, and beat Southampton by 1-2. Fulham managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Premier League away matches, in which they scored eight while also conceding eight times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.

Betting stats and facts for Aston Villa and Fulham

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Aston Villa and Fulham. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Aston Villa vs Fulham

It has been a superb season for Ollie Watkins so far as he managed to score impressive 15 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target three times in his last six games, and Aston Villa rely on his abilities against Fulham. Siding with him to find the back of the net on Saturday seems like a decent punt.

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Full-time result

Aston Villa won eight of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing two in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Fulham won five of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing one and losing four. Aston Villa are on a fantastic streak of no less than 16 matches in a row without defeat as the home side. Aston Villa have not lost to Fulham in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Aston Villa scored first in six of their last ten home games. Fulham scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 9 consecutive home games Aston Villa played. Aston Villa probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Saturday, as Fulham managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Aston Villa have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Fulham.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out ten times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Aston Villa, who scored an average of 2.3 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Fulham, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.3 times goals per game. Aston Villa were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 10 matches.