A Football Betting Guide to Aston Villa (Back to Football Betting Guide Intro)
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Football Betting Prediction: Top 10
Premier League Start: Aston Villa 3, West Ham 0
The Strengths: What Villa showed last year, was a lot of good battling qualities, and that was reflected in football betting predictions backing them for a strong top six finish. They were at times, just a little bit of an enigma to work out, as they tried to play some good attacking football, and liked to use a lot of width. However, they simply never scored as many goals as their play warranted. If they can learn lessons and tweak the tactical side of that, and perhaps get upgrades of personnel in a couple of places, they could be in for another good finish. It is an important season for striker Gabriel Agbonlahor, with Fabio Capello ringing in the changes for his England squad. The young striker needs to keep doing what he has been doing to impress for the last couple of seasons to keep his name in contention, along with winger Ashley Young. Villa need to hang on to winger Young if they can, with transfer rumours surrounding his name from possible suitors such as Liverpool and Tottenham. Villa had some good moments last year like beating Liverpool and Chelsea in the league, but they could never quite back it all up to push on higher. The strength of Villa is more in the potential of the core of the team, around which a much stronger side could really be build with just a few higher quality pieces.
The Weaknesses: Losing Martin O’Neill was a big blow for the Midlands club. He had very much put his own stamp and identity on the club, and now that has gone, along with James Milner they have been weakened. Caretaker manager Kevin MacDonald is at the helm, but the club have said they are not going to rush a decision in naming a permanent successor to O‘Neill. Caretaker managers rarely work for long periods, that’s why they are caretakers and the position could well be reflected in football betting on Aston Villa. In the harsh world of the Premier League, if Villa stumble early on because of the team falling apart under O’Neill’s resignation, or if MacDonald tries to do something different which takes the team away from what O‘Neill had them doing, then they could get left behind. They need a steady hand, someone like Alan Curbishley perhaps, although there have been rumours that Villa are waiting to get USA coach Bob Bradley, who is out of contract in December. Having lost O’Neill, who was frustrated about losing one of his best players, James Milner also departed the club, signing for Manchester City and with managerial issues up in the air, its unlikely any new faces are going to join. Villa have lost considerably over the summer, and will probably lose ground in the Premier League, possibly sparking the likes of Young and Agbonlahor to go unless a top manager comes in. Villa were the lowest scoring team in the top eight of last year’s Premier League, and it’s hard to see how that is going to improve.
Aston Villa Betting Home: Nothing spectacular from Villa really, at home. They only picked up 42% of wins at home, having drawn far too many (eight) at Villa Park. In a ten match period from January to March, Villa drew six of their matches, which is nowhere near good enough to challenge for fourth spot. Thing is, last season appeared to be progress for Villa, and they will need all of their best home form to stick things out this season. They will need to better a meager 29 goals at home for sure. Look for good Draw option when betting on Aston Villa, either through Asian Handicap football betting, or Draw No Bet on them at home. The big question is will they stagnate, fall back or be able to push forward. Was Milner really that important to them?
Aston Villa Betting Away: Aston Villa actually won one more match away than they did at home, for which they earned kudos for their battling and diligent performances. Nothing inherently wrong with their away form, and if two or three of those home drawn games could have been turned into three points, they would have been challenging harder for fourth spot. Villa are a decent away team, but they are suited for defence and stealing matches by odd goals. At least they were, and the new manager will need to ensure they are just as cautious and mean on the road. They surprised Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United on the road, so Villa are always worth a shot in the dark when they travel. Again, Draw No Bet options would be ideal for coverage on Villa, otherwise depending on who takes charge, don’t be afraid to have some faith in your football betting and back Aston Villa outright odds away from home.
Aston Villa Best Football Betting Stat: Over/Under 2.5 Goals. Go under for Villa matches, as over 60% of their games last year ended up less than 2.5 goals. That sums Villa up, tight and disciplined on the road, but not enough flair to turn home matches into enough wins.
Aston Villa Best Football Betting Odds
Barclays Premier League Outright: 200/1 at Boylesports
Top Four Finish: 8/1 at SportingBet
Next Aston Villa Permanent Manager
Kevin MacDonald: 2/1 at Bet365
Sven Goran Eriksson: 5/1 at Bet365
Bob Bradley: 13/2 at Bet365
Gareth Southgate: 25/1 at Bet365
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