Ace Football previews the Premier League round 38 match between Manchester United and Aston Villa and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Manchester United enjoy home advantage, when visitors Aston Villa swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Form: Manchester United vs Aston Villa
Manchester United Form
In their last three matches, Manchester United lost 0-2 against West Ham, 1-0 against Chelsea and 1-0 against Tottenham. Manchester United just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Premier League matches at the Old Trafford. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded eight goals.
Aston Villa Form
Aston Villa look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Fulham, who were defeated by 1-0. Then, Bournemouth got outclassed in a 0-1 win, before beating Tottenham by 2-0. Aston Villa performed a very admirable four wins in six Premier League away matches, drawing none but losing twice as well. They scored ten times, while also conceding six goals.
Betting stats and facts for Manchester United and Aston Villa
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 Manchester United and Aston Villa played across all tournaments.
- In the last 4 Manchester United home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Manchester United matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Manchester United matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Manchester United home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Manchester United matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Aston Villa away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Aston Villa away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Aston Villa matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Aston Villa have won the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Aston Villa have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
In-form players: Manchester United vs Aston Villa
He banged in 16 goals so far this season, and Ollie Watkins also hammered in three goals in his last six games in this tournament. No doubt, he will be hungry for more, when travelling to face Manchester United.
Betting markets: Manchester United vs Aston Villa
Full-time result
Manchester United won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Old Trafford. They drew three and lost two as well, while Aston Villa won seven of their last 10 games away. They drew zero and lost three. Manchester United have not lost to Aston Villa in 5 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Manchester United scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Aston Villa scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Aston Villa have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. Aston Villa managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Manchester United have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Aston Villa.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Manchester United’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Aston Villa, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.8 times goals per game. Manchester United conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches. Aston Villa are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 13 matches.