Aston Villa vs Bournemouth Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st April 2024

Bournemouth go up against Aston Villa on Sunday for a Premier League meeting at Villa Park.

Ranked as number 4 in the Premier League standings, Aston Villa, have so far collected 63 points this season, while Bournemouth collected 42 points. This puts them up as number 13 after 32 rounds.

Aiming for a place inside the top six, Aston Villa need to strut their stuff against Bournemouth on Sunday. The latter might not look like a team currently possessing the qualities to stop the home side from claiming a win, but they will be eager to spring a surprise.

Aston Villa scored an average of 1.9 goals in ten matches or a total of 19 while allowing 19 goals against. This is an average of 1.9 goals against per match with two clean sheets along the way.

Bournemouth travel to their next away match on Sunday having performed a tolerable average of 1.7 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 17 goals, whilst shipping 16 goals against. An average of 1.6 goals against a game. They hung on to two clean sheets in this streak.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Sunday?

Aston Villa vs Bournemouth Prediction

Aston Villa Form

In their last three matches, Aston Villa beat Lille by 2-1 and Arsenal by 0-2, before losing against Lille by 2-1. Aston Villa claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Premier League. They also drew one and lost three, scored 11 goals and conceded 14.

Bournemouth Form

In their previous three matches, Bournemouth beat Crystal Palace 1-0, lost 2-1 against Luton and drew 2-2 with Manchester United. Bournemouth claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Premier League. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by 11 goals to eight.

This particular encounter between Aston Villa and Bournemouth looks a little trickier for the favourites, than prices with the bookmakers suggest. All things considered, though, we still believe, the home side has enough about them to pull off a win this coming Sunday.

Aston Villa scored 44 goals and conceded 21 in their last 18 games against teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. They collected 41 points and 12 victories. Bournemouth won one and claimed five points in their ten most recent games against teams inside the top six. They scored nine conceded 27 goals. Aston Villa claimed 19 wins, six draws as well as eight defeats in the Premier League this season. Bournemouth enjoy a record of 11 wins, nine draws and 12 defeats in the Premier League.

Aston Villa vs Bournemouth Squads

Aston Villa Squad

Unai Emery will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Bournemouth from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Emiliano Martinez (0/31), Joe Gauci (0/0), Robin Olsen (0/2), Alex Moreno (2/20), Calum Chambers (0/2), Clement Lenglet (0/13), Diego Carlos (0/22), Ezri Konsa (1/30), Kortney Hause (0/0), Lucas Digne (1/28), Matty Cash (2/26), Pau Torres (2/25), Tyrone Mings (0/1), Boubacar Kamara (0/20), Douglas Luiz (9/31), Emiliano Buendia (0/0), Jacob Ramsey (1/16), John McGinn (6/30), Nicolo Zaniolo (2/24), Tim Iroegbunam (0/7), Youri Tielemans (1/29), Jhon Duran (3/18), Leon Bailey (9/31), Morgan Rogers (1/8), Moussa Diaby (5/33), Ollie Watkins (19/32).

Bournemouth Squad

Here is the full team squad of Bournemouth. The 41 year-old Andoni Iraola will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Darren Randolph (0/0), Ionut Andrei Radu (0/2), Mark Travers (0/0), Neto (0/30), Adam Smith (0/23), Chris Mepham (0/10), Illia Zabarnyi (1/32), James Hill (0/3), Lloyd Kelly (0/18), Marcos Senesi (3/25), Max Aarons (0/16), Milos Kerkez (0/25), Ryan Fredericks (0/0), Alex Scott (1/17), Dango Ouattara (1/24), Justin Kluivert (6/26), Lewis Cook (0/27), Marcus Tavernier (3/28), Philip Billing (2/26), Ryan Christie (0/31), Tyler Adams (0/2), Antoine Semenyo (7/27), Dominic Solanke (17/32), Enes Unal (1/10), Luis Sinisterra (2/20), Romain Faivre (0/4).

Aston Villa vs Bournemouth Team News

Aston Villa could have as many as six players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to Bournemouth on Sunday. For their upcoming match in round 34, Aston Villa are unable to call upon Douglas Luiz, who is suspended.

Boubacar Kamara, Ezri Konsa, Jhon Duran, Kortney Hause, Tyrone Mings and Emiliano Buendia nurses various injuries and won't take part for Aston Villa against Bournemouth at Villa Park.

Bournemouth are juggling with five absent players on this coming Sunday when travelling to Aston Villa.

Bournemouth need to do without James Hill, Max Aarons, Darren Randolph, Tyler Adams and Ryan Fredericks, who are not fit enough to travel to Villa Park.

Aston Villa vs Bournemouth Lineups

Aston Villa vs Bournemouth H2H

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Aston Villa played against Bournemouth. It finished 2-2 in a great match between the pair. Aston Villa have a 29% win rate in the against Bournemouth, who won four of these matches. The total record reads 2-1-4, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Aston Villa vs Bournemouth Results

Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the last seven matches between Aston Villa and Bournemouth. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 7/4 with bookies.

Aston Villa vs Bournemouth Betting Tips

Scoring 19 goals during a Premier League campaign is just the sort of form, every club adores in a player. Ollie Watkins is out to extend his current momentum, and the upcoming game should be a good opportunity to add another goal to his name. Picking Ollie Watkins to score seems like a no-brainer currently.

Aston Villa claimed five wins, drew one and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Bournemouth won five, drew two and lost three of 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 Bournemouth.

Aston Villa managed an average of 1.28 goals in the past seven encounters against Bournemouth, who scored 1.45 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened five times, while both teams scored four times. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Aston Villa, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Bournemouth, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.6 times goals per game.