Manchester United vs Aston Villa -Manchester United and Aston Villa will take on each other for the second time in just four days thanks to the early Carabao Cup draw.

The Premier League teams start their League Cup journeys in the third round of the competition and the early draw has secured some enticing fixtures between the top-flight clubs.

Manchester United and Aston Villa will thus drop the curtain on the third round of the competition in the lone League Cup outing for Thursday evening.

The Red Devils will be hoping to get the revenge for the tough 3-1 loss to Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon at Villa Park.

The Lions produced a fantastic display four days ago, properly bouncing back under new manager Unai Emery in front of the home fans in Birmingham.

Both managers will certainly mix up their starting lineups for this particular tie but looking at the opening odds for this game, it is very hard to find the value in backing the hosts at the 1.61 price tag.

Erik ten Hag’s troops have had a tough schedule in the last several weeks, constantly playing in a tough Sunday-Thursday rhythm because of the UEFA Europa League duties.

The former Ajax manager generally has huge issues with the list of the injured players (namely Anthony Martial and Jadon Sancho) and fatigue can play a big role in this game for United.

Manchester United vs Aston Villa – Betting Analysis

Manchester United have been the dominant force in the history of this matchup, winning 56, drawing 18, and losing only 11 of the last 85 home meetings with Aston Villa.

Aston Villa are unbeaten in the last three encounters with the Red Devils, though, We’ve seen at least four goals in each of the previous three head to head affairs between these two sides.

Aston Villa will come into this game in much higher spirits following the 3-1 win over this same rival on Sunday afternoon.

Looking also at the recent H2H trend, we are very much tempted to back Aston Villa to win & Over 2.5 goals FT pick at the 9.00 odds. Those who like correct score punts can chase the visitors to win 1-2 at the 17.00 odds.

Manchester United vs Aston Villa – Head to Head

Manchester United vs Aston Villa - Head to Head
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Our Prediction: Home to Win

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