Yeovil v Aston Villa EFL Cup, 14th August 7.45pm
This should be a great cup tie at Huish Park as Championship side Aston Villa make the trip to the South West. Villa have had a decent start to the new season as they try and shoot for promotion back up to the top flight. As for Yeovil, they are grinding things out down in League Two and while they have not had a brilliant start, will they be able to pull off a cup upset against a potentially understrength Villa side?
Yeovil v Aston Villa EFL Cup Betting Odds*
Aston Villa 3/5
Draw 10/3
Yeovil 5/1
* (Betting Odds were taken from 13th August, 2018 at 10:17 p.m.)
Yeovil v Aston Villa EFL Cup Betting Tips
It has been just a point from their two games for the Glovers at the start of their new League Two season. Not the greatest of starts from them but their games were against Mansfield and Bury which are two of the stronger-looking teams in the division, so that has to be taken into context. Last season Yeovil had problems and were in danger of relegation, surviving just the couple of points clear of the drop zone.
Glovers boss Darren Way is probably going to be tempted to throw out a strong side against high-profile opponents, but this surely can’t be a serious priority of theirs. But still, with a boisterous crowd behind them at Huish Park, the Glovers may well play their part in a high scoring game and we are going over 2.5 goals at 1.8 decimal odds* (Betting Odds were taken from 13th August, 2018 at 10:17 p.m.).They did produce an entertaining 2-2 draw with Mansfield over the weekend.
This will be the first competitive meeting between Yeovil and Aston Villa.
It has been a strong start to Championship 2018/19 campaign for Aston Villa after recording back to back wins over Hull and Wigan. So that is just what they needed as they look to find a way back up to the Premier League after losing in the playoffs last season. Boss Steve Bruce has further strengthened his squad over the summer and as they have scored exactly three goals in both of those games so far, an Aston Villa/Aston Villa half-time/ full-time option is at 11/8 odds* (Betting Odds were taken from 13th August, 2018 at 10:17 p.m.). That leads our Yeovil v Aston Villa predictions. Villa are not going to be at full strength here, but they are going to be stronger in their depth than the Glovers are going to be. They can leave star power Jack Grealish and Jonathan Kodjia on the bench and still be fine.
Who will win – Yeovil v Aston Villa EFL Cup Predictions
Neither of these may be at full strength and you would have to back the depth of Aston Villa more so than that of the Glovers. We are expecting an entertaining game nonetheless though and an Aston Villa/Aston Villa half-time/ full-time option appeals in our Yeovil v Aston Villa betting predictions.
