Premier League: Southampton vs Aston Villa – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 32 match between Southampton and Aston Villa and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Aston Villa come to St. Mary’s Stadium for the Premier League match this coming Saturday, Southampton will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Sitting bottom of the table, Southampton have claimed ten points after 31 rounds, while Aston Villa have amassed 51 points. This places the latter as number 7 in the Premier League at the moment.

Team form: Southampton vs Aston Villa

Southampton Form

Only a single draw prevents Southampton from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 1-2 defeat against Wolverhampton, before drawing 1-1 with Crystal Palace. They came up empty-handed once again when Tottenham ran out as 3-1 winners. Southampton are without a win in their last six Premier League matches on home soil, which produced a record of one draws and five defeats, in which they conceded 18 and scored four goals.

Aston Villa Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Aston Villa. They first took out Brighton by 0-3 before downing Nottingham Forest by 2-1. The winning streak came to an end against Paris Saint-Germain, who ran out 3-1 winners. Aston Villa won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored eight goals whilst conceding eight.

Betting stats for Southampton and Aston Villa

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

Players in form: Southampton vs Aston Villa

With two goals in six matches Paul Onuachu has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Aston Villa and their defence. The visitors hope Marco Asensio adds another to his current tally of three goals in his latest matches.

Betting markets: Southampton vs Aston Villa

Full-time result

Southampton claimed a measly one home win in 10 most recent games at St. Mary’s Stadium. However, they did draw one whilst losing eight. Aston Villa won five of their last 10 away games, with one draws and four defeats as well. Aston Villa have beaten Southampton in impressive 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Southampton scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Impressively, Aston Villa scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Southampton games Aston Villa were able to win five of these matches without conceding a goal. Perhaps a number worth keeping in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Total goals

Southampton saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Aston Villa. They performed an average of 2.2 goals in these. Astonishingly, Southampton conceded a goal in their last 14 matches.