Aston Villa v Bolton Betting Tips – Championship, 2nd November 7.45pm
Friday night Championship action returns this week with Aston Villa looking to run around their fortunes as they entertain Bolton. Neither of these are in any kind of form and they will both go into the game after having suffered back to back league defeats. Will the Villains be able to hold out against Bolton’s misfiring attack? Read our predictions for Aston Villa v Bolton.
Aston Villa v Bolton Betting Odds*
Aston Villa 2/5
Draw 15/4
Bolton 7/1
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on October 30th, 2018 at 7:43 p.m.)
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Aston Villa News and Form
A change of manager has not changed Aston Villa’s fortunes as a loss at QPR on the weekend leaves them with back to back wins and just one victory in their last seven league games.
Villa’s home form this season reads W3 D3 L1 and they did collect a win in their last home game which was against Swansea.
Each of Villa’s last four games (W1 L3) have been settled by a one-goal margin. An Aston Villa to win by a 1 goal margin is at 11/5 odds* (betting odds taken on October 30th, 2018 at 7:48 pm).
Aston Villa have scored in all of their home games this season and they have averaged 1.8 goals per game at Villa Park
Overall this season they have earned just two clean sheets, but those were both in victories at home over Rotherham and Swansea. Aston Villa to win to nil is at 5/4 odds* (betting odds taken on October 30th, 2018 at 7:48 pm)
The Villains are eight points worse off than they were at this stage of last season’s campaign
Of the ten goals that they have conceded at home this season, eight of them have come in the second half of matches. Half of those eight have been in the final fifteen minutes of games.
The Villains have scored first in five of their seven home games this season. An Aston Villa 1-0 correct score is at 5/1 odds* (betting odds taken on October 30th, 2018 at 7:48 pm)
Aston Villa have not been losing at half time in any home game this season so the Villa/Villa half-time/full-time bet could appeal.
Aston Villa v Bolton Head to Head
There was a home win for each in last season’s Championship meetings
Things are even with two wins each in the last four meetings
Each win recorded in the last seven league meetings (6) have been by a 1 goal margin
Four of the last seven meetings in all competitions have ended in an away win
Just three of the last eight have made it over 2.5 goals
Bolton News and Form
Bolton suffered a home loss against Hull last weekend which leaves them with back to back league defeats.
The Trotters have collected just the one point in their last five league games and have earned just one win in their last eleven league outings
They have collected more away points than home points and are W2 D3 L2 on their travels this season
They are a low scoring side with just eleven league goals notched this term, six of those having come on the road
Bolton have failed to score in 43% of their away games this season.
Each of Bolton’s last four away games have produced fewer than three goals. Under 2.5 goals is at even money odds* (betting odds taken on October 30th, 2018 at 7:48 pm) and is a strong prediction
The Trotters have conceded 62% of their away goals this season in the first half of matches.
Despite their apparent lack of form the positive for Bolton is that they are eight points better off than at this stage of last season’s Championship campaign and would move a point clear of Villa with an away win.
Aston Villa v Bolton Predictions
Aston Villa to win: Villa have at least been scoring on home soil and did take Swansea in their last game at Villa Park. They can gather themselves to edge their way past the struggling Trotters by a one-goal margin.
