Aston Villa vs Fulham -Aston Villa’s run of five victories was snapped on Saturday by a 1-1 draw away at Brentford; they’ll be trying to bounce back tonight at Villa Park.
Aston Villa enjoyed 58% of the possession in that game and 1 of its 14 shots on goal was successful. Douglas Luiz was the lone scorer for Aston Villa in the 87th minute.
Brantford’s opponents had 16 shots on goal, with 1 of these attempts finding the back of the net. Brantford’s goal came from Ivan Toney at the 65-second mark.
The Aston Villa rearguard has put in a lot of work, as evidenced by their most recent results. The number of goals scored by Aston Villa over the course of their last six matches is only two, demonstrating their miserliness.
However, there is no guarantee that this pattern will continue into the following game. Aston Villa had won all four of their home league games entering this clash.
Following a 2-1 victory over Leeds United in the Premier League, Fulham enters this game on a roll. Fulham had 50% of the possession in that game and made 12 attempts on goal, scoring on five of them.
Harry Wilson (58′), Andreas Pereira (72′), and Joo Palhinha (79′ Own Goal) scored goals for Fulham. Leeds United, their adversaries, made 10 shots on goal, only two of which were successful.
According to the statistics, Fulham has been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, with 11 goals scored by their opponents overall. Fulham appears to have some weaknesses in their defense.
Aston Villa has been a difficult opponent for Fulham to beat when playing them away from home in the past three league games.
Aston Villa vs Fulham – Betting Analysis
Looking at their previous head-to-head matchups dating back to February 17, 2018, we can see that Aston Villa has won 2 of these games, Fulham has won 4, and there have been no draws.
The two teams combined for 16 goals in these games, with 7 for The Villans and 9 for The Cottagers. This results in an average of 2.67 goals scored per game.
The two teams’ most recent league meeting took place on Premier League Match Day 12 on October 20, 2022, with Fulham defeating Aston Villa 3-0.
At that time, Fulham had 61 percent of the possession and eight of their 18 shots on goal were successful. Harrison Reed (36′) and Aleksandar Mitrovi (68′) both scored goals.
Aston Villa, their rivals, had 12 shots on goal with 6 of them being on target. The goal was scored by Tyrone Mings (84′ Own Goal). Michael Oliver served as the match’s arbitrator.
Due to a totally healthy group being available for selection, Unai Emery, the manager of Aston Villa, will be grateful to have no fitness concerns at all before this match.
Due to an otherwise healthy group of players, Fulham boss Marco Silva just needs to worry about one fitness issue. The Sideband Tear’s Layvin Kurzawa won’t be performing here.
When all things are considered, Aston Villa have the potential to control the ball frequently and take advantage of numerous scoring opportunities. Although Fulham may find it difficult to score, we believe it is very likely that they will get a goal during this match.
What are the top odds for this match?
In terms of the bookies’ odds in the full-time result market, putting your money on Aston Villa is best priced at 1.78, backing a drawn result is 4 and taking a punt on victory for Fulham gets you 4.52. They’re the best of the market prices that can be secured at the moment.
Aston Villa vs Fulham – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Over 2.5 Goals
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