ASTON VILLA v EVERTON
Premier League
Friday 23rd August 2019
Kickoff: 2000hrs
Pick: Everton AH0
Bookmaker: Bet Victor
Odds: 1.67 (odds taken at 14:43 GMT, 22 August 2019)
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1 | X | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.14 | 3.48 | 2.24 |
* (All betting odds displayed were correct as of August 22 2019 at 14:43)
There’s one game being played in the Premier League on Friday night and it’s in the west midlands with a clash between Aston Villa and Everton at Villa Park as the betting tips continue.
Aston Villa Prediction – Can Aston Villa get off the mark?
Having been dealt early back-to-back defeats upon their return to the Premier League, Aston Villa will be desperate to get a win under their belts on Friday night when they play host to Everton at Villa Park, which would just ease the club’s early niggling worries.
Defeat away at Tottenham 3-1 on the opening day of the season was followed by a 2-1 loss at home to Bournemouth last weekend, and this latter result would have done some damage to Villa’s aspirations as they would have seen that game as a chance to get at least a point on the board.
Aston Villa have home advantage again though this Friday night under the lights and a chance to rectify things. As we’ve witnessed so far though, it’s very difficult for promoted teams to the Premier League to keep clean sheets, so the goal markets appeal again here.
Indeed, overall, Aston Villa are renowned for pressing forward at Villa Park but are also susceptible to the counter-attack and also sloppy defending, with 10 of Aston Villa’s last 15 matches at home resulting in both teams scoring.
Everton Prediction – Can Everton maintain unbeaten start?
Friday night’s visitors have made a solid start to their new Premier League campaign as they’ve taken 4 points from their first two matches of this new top flight season, thanks to a point away at Crystal Palace in a 0-0 draw at Selhurst Park, followed by a 1-0 home win against Watford with Everton manager, Marco Silva, getting one over his former club.
Although Everton had their problems away from home last season, with the Toffees losing 7 of their last 15 matches on their travels at the end of the last campaign, they’ll fancy their chances of getting something against a wobbling and increasingly nervous Aston Villa outfit on Friday night.
In actual fact, Everton have lost just 1 of their last 5 away matches in the Premier League and have drawn their last 3 away from home at Crystal Palace (twice) and Tottenham. the visitors have also kept clean sheets in each of their last 5 away matches in all competitions (albeit, 4 of them were pre-season friendlies).
The Toffees have also held the upper hand over Villa in previous exchanges as the merseysiders have won 5 of the last 6 meetings with the west midlands club, and have a recent solid defensive record behind them going into this clash.
Key-Facts – Aston Villa v Everton
- Aston Villa have lost their first 2 matches on the trot in the Premier League
- Everton have lost just 1 of their last 5 away matches in the Premier League
- Everton have won 5 of the last 6 meetings against Aston Villa
Betting Tips Verdict
Aston Villa will be desperate to get off the mark here but Everton should at least avoid defeat in this one, and may even nick the points.
