Aston Villa vs West Ham Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 10th January 2025

West Ham go up against Aston Villa this coming Friday for a FA Cup meeting at Villa Park.

The match this coming Friday has all the makings of a tight battle as Aston Villa and The Hammers look to bag a crucial win in the process.

Aston Villa are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net six times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.6 goals per game, as they conceded 20 goals. They managed two clean sheets in these matches.

The Hammers managed a bearable 14 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.4 goals per game. They conceded ten goals in total, and while claiming four clean sheets, they conceded one goals an average per game.

Having never played each other in the FA Cup in the 21st century, this is the first time Aston Villa comes up against West Ham in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies.

Aston Villa vs West Ham Prediction

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa have seen it all in their last three matches. First, they went down 3-0 against Newcastle, before picking up a 2-2 draw against Brighton. Their latest match brought a 2-1 win in their encounter with Leicester. Aston Villa did not win any of their last six FA Cup matches at the Villa Park. They came through these matches with a record of two draws and zero defeats, in which they conceded five and scored ten goals.

West Ham Form

West Ham have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat Southampton by 0-1. Disappointment followed, going down 0-5 against Liverpool, and 4-1 against Manchester City. West Ham managed a decent return of three wins in their last six FA Cup away matches, in which they scored seven while also conceding eight times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.

We trust neither defence to be able to keep their opponent at bay, when Aston Villa welcome West Ham on Friday. Goals should be flowing at both ends of the pitch.

Aston Villa vs West Ham Squads

Aston Villa Squad

Unai Emery will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against West Ham from the following players:

Martinez, Gauci, Olsen, Carlos, Konsa, Maatsen, Hause, Nedeljkovic, Bogarde, Digne, Cash, Torres, Swinkels, Mings, Onana, Kamara, Buendia, Ramsey, Philogene-Bidace, McGinn, Bailey, Barkley, Tielemans, Duran, Rogers, Watkins.

West Ham Squad

Here is the full team squad of West Ham. The 58 year-old Julen Lopetegui will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Aaron Cresswell, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Alphonse Areola, Andy Irving, Carlos Soler, Crysencio Summerville, Danny Ings, Edson Alvarez, Emerson, Guido Rodriguez, Jarrod Bowen, Jean-Clair Todibo, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Lewis Orford, Lucas Paqueta, Luis Guilherme, Lukasz Fabianski, Max Kilman, Michail Antonio, Mohammed Kudus, Niclas Fuellkrug, Oliver Scarles, Tomas Soucek, Vladimir Coufal, Wesley Foderingham.

Aston Villa vs West Ham Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Aston Villa, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment.

Boubacar Kamara and Tyrone Mings nurses various injuries and won't take part for Aston Villa against West Ham at Villa Park.

West Ham have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Aston Villa at Villa Park. For instance, West Ham won't be able to field Edson Alvarez as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Aston Villa vs West Ham Lineups

Aston Villa vs West Ham H2H

This is the first time Aston Villa squares up against West Ham in the FA Cup in the 21st century, thus both face a whole new experience of coming up against an unknown opponent. Aston Villa picked up two wins in their previous ten matches against The Hammers, while the latter claimed five wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 7/2.

Aston Villa vs West Ham Results

Aston Villa vs West Ham Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the FA Cup, Matty Cash will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. West Ham hope Michail Antonio can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two FA Cup goals in his last six FA Cup games.

In their last 10 matches at Villa Park across all tournaments Aston Villa won five times, drew four and lost one times. West Ham claimed two wins, three draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Villa Park since both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home matches for Aston Villa. The same occurred in seven of the last 10 league games away from home for West Ham.

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Aston Villa, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for West Ham, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.