Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Everton and Aston Villa, who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Everton head to Villa Park on Saturday to take on Aston Villa in their latest Premier League match.
Looking at the Premier League standings, the current difference between the sides is seven points and five places. A resurgent Everton are up in 16th with 21 points from 23 games, while Aston Villa rank 11th with 28 points.
Team form: Everton vs Aston Villa
Everton Form
Everton have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Arsenal by 1-0. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 2-0 against Liverpool, before claiming three points in a 1-0 win against Leeds. In their last six Premier League home matches, Sean Dyche’s side have two wins, while they’ve drawn zero and lost four. They scored five and conceded ten goals.
Aston Villa Form
Aston Villa were unable to pick up a single point in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 2-4 by Leicester. Next up, Manchester City won 3-1, before losing 2-4 against Arsenal. Unai Emery’s side won half of their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored six goals whilst conceding 11.
Betting facts for Everton and Aston Villa
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the most recent games that Everton and Aston Villa played across all competitions.
- Everton have lost 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Everton have conceded in 12 of the last 13 matches
- In 5 of the last 6 home matches Everton played, both teams scored
- In 7 of the last 9 Everton home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Everton have scored in 9 of the last 10 home matches
- Aston Villa have scored in 14 of the last 15 matches
- Aston Villa have won 3 of the last 4 away matches without conceding a goal
- In 5 of the last 6 matches Aston Villa played, both teams scored
- Aston Villa have scored in the last 7 away matches in a row
- In 4 of the last 5 Aston Villa matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Interesting players: Everton vs Aston Villa
Having scored just once lately in the Premier League, Seamus Coleman will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Aston Villa hope Ollie Watkins can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of four Premier League goals in his last six Premier League games.
Popular betting markets: Everton vs Aston Villa
Full-time result
Goodison Park saw Everton winning five, drawing zero, and losing five of their 10 most recent games here across all tournaments. Aston Villa won four of their 10 most recent away games, drew one, and lost five. Unai Emery’s side scored at least one goal in their last 10 matches. Aston Villa have not lost to Everton in 7 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Everton scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Aston Villa scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Everton managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Aston Villa have scored in 3 consecutive away meetings with Everton.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in five of Everton’s past ten matches across all tournaments. They scored 1.2 goals on average along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten outings for Aston Villa, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches. Aston Villa scored at least once on the bounce in their previous 10 matches.
Suggested bet: Everton vs Aston Villa
In conclusion, the upcoming game between Everton and Aston Villa seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Premier League match.