Aston Villa vs Leicester Prediction & Tips
Aston Villa and Leicester face at Villa Park, in a match of the 15th round of the Premier League. The history of head‑to‑heads played at this stadium favors the visiting team, who in the last 3 matches won 2 and lost 1. In fact, in the last match at this stadium, in a match for the Premier League, on 21‑02‑2021, Leicester City only managed to win, by (1‑2). The goals of the match were scored by B. Traore (48′ ), for Aston Villa, and by J. Maddison (19′ ) and H. Barnes (23′ ), for Leicester. It is necessary to analyze with special attention the home/away condition, as Aston Villa presents different results at home and away.
The home team is currently in the 13th position, with 16 points won, after 5 wins, 1 draw and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Crystal Palace, by (1‑2). In the last match, they lost at home against Manchester City, by (1‑2). Curiously, this is a team that has been stronger away than at home, as in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses in away matches; against 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses in their stadium. For the championship, Aston Villa won 10 points out of a possible 21, after 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats in the last 7 games they played in their stadium. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 14 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 8 times and have never been able to turn the score around.
Aston Villa comes for this game with a setback, by 1-2, against Manchester City, putting an end to the two consecutive victories in this Premier League: the only goal of the team was signed by Ollie Watkins. In this home game, Steven Gerrard’s team should keep the team in 4-3-3 privileging the maintenance of ball possession and positional attacks, however, in a few moments, they should play on the counterattack: Emiliano Buendía and Anwar El Ghazi are very fast and expert in transporting the ball to attack. Forward Ollie Watkins is the team’s top scorer with 4 goals scored. Outside this game are Bertrand Traoré, Leon Bailey, Danny Ings and Trézéguet, all with physical problems.
The away team is currently in the 8th place, with 19 points won, after 5 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they won at home against Watford, by (4‑2). In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Southampton, by (2‑2). This is a team that keeps their performance when they play away from their stadium, as in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses in away matches; against 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses in their stadium. In the last 7 away league matches Leicester has a record of 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 9 points out of 21 possible.
In this competition, they haven’t lost any of the last 4 away matches. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 14 matches for this competition, they have only turned the score around in 1 in the 9 matches in which they have conceded the first goal.
Leicester City enters this game with a draw, 2×2, on the trip to Southampton, thus registering the second game in a row without losing in this Premier League: the team’s goals were signed by Jonny Evans and James Maddison. Usually the coach Brendan Rodgers opts for a quick style of play, using, in most occasions, the left runner to create danger to the opponent: Harvey Barnes is a very fast player and technically gifted. Jamie Vardy is the team’s top scorer with 9 goals scored. For this game, the visiting coach cannot count on Youri Tielemans, Wesley Fofana, Ricardo Pereira and Ryan Bertrand, all due to injury.
Aston Villa – Leicester FREE TIPS
Leicester – Win @ 2.25
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
