Aston Villa vs Bournemouth Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th March 2023

Aston Villa come up against visiting side Bournemouth on Saturday at Villa Park in a Premier League fixture.

Ranked as number 11 in the Premier League standings, Aston Villa, have so far collected 35 points this season, while Bournemouth collected 24 points. This puts them up as number 18 after 26 rounds.

Both Aston Villa and Bournemouth will be highly motivated to improve on their position in the lower end of the table.

Aston Villa only average a modest 1.5 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 15 goals. They also conceded 14 for an average of 1.4 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring four times.

Bournemouth are currently not the most scoring team in the Premier League, as they only found the back of the net seven times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.7 goals a game in which they conceded 17 times, an average of 1.7 per game. They managed two clean sheets in of these.

Bournemouth won 2-0 and 2-1 in the two most recent meetings with Aston Villa, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Aston Villa vs Bournemouth Prediction

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa collected seven points from their last three matches, as they ran out 0-2 and 1-0 winners against Everton and Crystal Palace, respectively. Against West Ham, they had to settle for a draw after a 1-1 draw. In their last six Premier League home matches, Aston Villa have two wins, while they've drawn one and lost three. They scored nine and conceded 13 goals.

Bournemouth Form

In their last three matches, Bournemouth lost against Manchester City and Arsenal by 1-4 and 3-2, respectively, and beat Liverpool by 1-0. Bournemouth only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by 11 goals to three.

Aston Villa and Bournemouth are struggling to keep opponents at bay, which makes both teams to score look like the value bet atVilla Park

Aston Villa have a record of ten wins, five draws and 11 defeats in the Premier League this season. Bournemouth enjoy a record of six wins, six draws and 14 defeats in the Premier League.

Aston Villa vs Bournemouth Squads

Aston Villa Squad

The 51-year-old Emery will select the starting eleven against Bournemouth from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Emiliano Martinez (0/24), Jed Steer (0/0), Oliwier Zych (0/0), Robin Olsen (0/3), Viljami Sinisalo (0/0), Ashley Young (1/19), Calum Chambers (0/7), Diego Carlos (0/2), Ezri Konsa (0/26), Leander Dendoncker (0/17), Lucas Digne (1/20), Matty Cash (0/22), Tyrone Mings (0/23), Boubacar Kamara (0/19), Douglas Luiz (2/25), Emiliano Buendia (4/26), Jacob Ramsey (2/23), John McGinn (0/22), Philippe Coutinho (1/20), Alex Moreno (0/8), Bertrand Traore (0/1), Jhon Duran (0/5), Leon Bailey (4/25), Ollie Watkins (9/25).

Bournemouth Squad

Here is the full team squad of Bournemouth. The 39 year-old Gary O'Neil will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Darren Randolph (0/0), Mark Travers (0/11), Neto (0/16), Adam Smith (0/25), Ben Greenwood (0/0), Chris Mepham (0/21), Illia Zabarnyi (0/0), Jack Stacey (0/9), Jack Stephens (0/11), Jordan Zemura (0/19), Lloyd Kelly (0/11), Marcos Senesi (2/22), Matias Vina (0/3), Ryan Fredericks (0/12), Dango Ouattara (0/7), David Brooks (0/0), Hamed Traore (0/4), Jefferson Lerma (3/25), Joe Rothwell (0/11), Junior Stanislas (0/4), Lewis Cook (0/21), Marcus Tavernier (3/17), Philip Billing (6/25), Ryan Christie (1/21), Antoine Semenyo (0/5), Dominic Solanke (3/21), Jaidon Anthony (3/21), Kieffer Moore (4/20).

Aston Villa vs Bournemouth Team News

At the time of writing, Aston Villa have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Bournemouth on Saturday. For their upcoming match in round 28, Aston Villa are unable to call upon Douglas Luiz, who is suspended.

John McGinn and Diego Carlos are missing from the squad, Aston Villa will field against Bournemouththis coming Saturday.

Worst-case scenario, Bournemouth have a total of six players out for their next match. Adam Smith is suspended from the Bournemouth squad with too many penalty points to his name.

Junior Stanislas, Ryan Fredericks, Marcus Tavernier, Neto and David Brooks all face a spell on the sidelines for Bournemouth due to various injuries.

Aston Villa vs Bournemouth Lineups

Aston Villa vs Bournemouth H2H

Bournemouth got the better of Aston Villa in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 2-0 and 2-1, respectively. Aston Villa enter the match against Bournemouth with a 1-0-4 record in their previous five encounters. A win rate of 20%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Aston Villa vs Bournemouth Results

In three of the previous five matches between Aston Villa and Bournemouth both teams scored.

Aston Villa vs Bournemouth Betting Tips

Philip Billing shows decent form right now for Bournemouth, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Premier League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Aston Villa, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Ollie Watkins also look a nice prospect as he scored five goals in his last six Premier League matches.

Villa Park witnessed Aston Villa winning three times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing two and losing five as well. Bournemouth claimed one wins, one draw and eight defeats in their last 10 games away. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in recent matches. While Aston Villa managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the games at Villa Park, Bournemouth kept their hosts from scoring in one of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the last five encounters between these two teams. Aston Villa managed an average of 0.8 goals, with Bournemouth averaging 1.6 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet three times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Aston Villa’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Bournemouth's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches.