Aston Villa v Leeds United Betting Tips: BTTS, 2016-12-29

Aston Villa and Leeds to score in Villa Park showdown

Championship Tips

ASTON VILLA v LEEDS UNITED

Thursday 29th December 2016 – Kickoff: 1945hrs

Football – England – Championship Betting Tips

Aston Villa have climbed into the top half of the Championship thanks to a revival that was kick-started by the arrival of new manager Steve Bruce who is hugely experienced at getting teams promoted from this division.

Villa head into Thursday night’s encounter with Leeds United on the back of wins over QPR and Burton Albion and another three points this evening could see the west midlands club move into 7th place and closer to the play-off pack.

Aston Villa hold a decent record at Villa Park with a record that stands at  6-5-0 18/9 as they still remain unbeaten on home turf and indeed, they’re the only side to remain so this season to date. However, despite conceding only 9 goals all season at home so far, they’ve kept just three clean sheets while both teams have scored at Villa Park in 8 of the 11 matches played.

Visitors Leeds United also installed a new manager at Elland Road with the arrival of Garry Monk after he was released by Swansea City, and Monk has worked wonders with his young Leeds outfit as they proudly sit in 5th place in the Championship after a few turbulent seasons in West Yorkshire.

Leeds are also in good form of late as they’ve recently secured wins over Reading, Brentford and Preston North End and they’ll be confident that they can take something from their trip to Birmingham on Thursday night as they push for a play-off place in the English second tier.

The Yorkshire side have blown hot and cold on their travels to date as they’ve tended not to deal in draws, but rather a win or lose mentality which is reflected in their away record that stands at  6-0-5  15/14.

I’m therefore confident that both teams can find the back of the net in this clash.

Pick: Both teams to score @ 2.10 Unibet