Premier League: Aston Villa vs Liverpool – Betting preview

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

The Villans welcome The Reds on Wednesday in the Premier League, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 29 match.

Liverpool have taken the lead in the Premier League after collecting 60 points from their initial 25 encounters. Aston Villa trail them by 38 points after 25 rounds, leaving them as number 9 in the table.

Team form: Aston Villa vs Liverpool

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa have seen it all in their last three matches. Against Wolverhampton, they came out empty-handed in a 2-0 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 2-1 win against Tottenham. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw against Ipswich. 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 nine and conceded six goals.

Liverpool Form

In their past three matches, Liverpool lost 1-0 against Plymouth, drew 2-2 with Everton and won 2-1 against Wolverhampton. Liverpool claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the Premier League, going undefeated as they also drew twice. They also banged in 18 goals, whilst conceding six.

Betting 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.

Players on top: Aston Villa vs Liverpool

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Mohamed Salah has been hitting the net regularly and now has five goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Wednesday, it is because Liverpool bank on him to build on these numbers against Aston Villa. The latter relies on Ollie Watkins, who found the target three times in six games.

Popular betting markets: Aston Villa vs Liverpool

Full-time result

Aston Villa won seven of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing three in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Liverpool won five of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing two and losing three. Aston Villa are on an amazing streak of now 12 games at home in a row without defeat. Good luck taking on Liverpool currently, as they look back on an excellent streak of 21 games without defeat. Liverpool are on a serious roll of now 15 away matches on the spin without defeat. Liverpool have not lost to Aston Villa in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Aston Villa scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Liverpool scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Aston Villa played. Liverpool managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 5 last consecutive meetings between Aston Villa and Liverpool when playing at Villa Park.

Total goals

Aston Villa saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Liverpool, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.1 times goals per game. Liverpool are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 21 matches.