Premier League: Aston Villa vs Leeds – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Aston Villa and Leeds who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Leeds go up against Aston Villa on Saturday for a Premier League meeting at Villa Park.

Sitting two places behind the top of the table, The Villans claimed 50 points after 26 rounds. Meanwhile, Leeds amassed 30 points and rank as number 15 in the Premier League at the moment.

Form: Aston Villa vs Leeds

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa went through their last three matches with a 1-1 draw against Bournemouth, a 1-0 win against Brighton and a 1-3 defeat against Newcastle. Aston Villa won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Premier League, where they also lost twice but drew none. They scored eight goals and conceded five times.

Leeds Form

Leeds currently look solid after going three matches unbeaten. They laid the groundworks by beating Nottingham Forest with a 3-1 scoreline, before settling for a draw in a 2-2 game against Chelsea. Their latest match once again had them draw, this time 1-1 against Birmingham. Leeds didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Premier League matches, but managed five draws, while suffering one defeats. They conceded nine and scored eight goals themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Aston Villa and Leeds

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 Leeds played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Aston Villa vs Leeds

Despite having scored only one times in his last 6 league matches, Ollie Watkins has actually netted eight goals during this Premier League season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Leeds should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Ollie Watkins to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.

Popular markets: Aston Villa vs Leeds

Full-time result

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Aston Villa won seven times and lost three as well. Leeds won one times, drew six and lost three of their last 10 games away from home. Aston Villa have not lost to Leeds in 7 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Aston Villa scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Leeds scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Aston Villa probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Leeds managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Leeds have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Aston Villa when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Aston Villa, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Leeds’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches.