Aston Villa vs Burnley Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 30th December 2023

Aston Villa will be hosting a Villa Park encounter this coming Saturday when Burnley arrive for a test of their credentials.

The Villans are currently looking at 39 points on their account, having played 19 matches, leaving them two places off the current Premier League leaders. Meanwhile, The Clarets find themselves as number 19 in the Premier League with 11 points following 19 rounds.

Bookmakers are expecting Aston Villa to win when they face Burnley again, following their victory in their latest encounter, on Saturday.

Aston Villa scored 17 while allowing 12 goals against in the past ten matches. They claimed two clean sheets on the way.

Burnley are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 11 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.1 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 15 goals, and while Burnley claimed two clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.5 goals per match.

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, The Villans came away with a 1-3 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at Villa Park, but face stern opposition, of course.

Aston Villa vs Burnley Prediction

Aston Villa Form

In their last three matches, Aston Villa beat Brentford 1-2, drew 1-1 with Sheffield United, before losing 3-2 against Manchester United. Aston Villa won five of their last six Premier League matches at the Villa Park, scoring 13 and conceding four along they way. They also drew once as they remained without defeat.

Burnley Form

It is all or nothing with Burnley, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 0-2 against Everton, before beating Fulham 0-2. Unable to build on that, they lost 0-2 against Liverpool. In their last six Premier League away matches, Burnley failed to win more than once. In stead, they've drawn one and lost four, scoring five while also conceding ten times.

Aston Villa should be too strong at Villa Park to drop any points against Burnley, and combining the home win with over 2.5 goals looks the value bet.

Aston Villa recorded 13 points following four wins from their last six games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored 14 goals, but also conceded six. Burnley claimed zero wins and zero points in their last six games against teams from the top six. They scored four times in these matches, but also conceded 17 goals. Aston Villa show off a record of 12 wins, three draws and four defeats in the Premier League this season. Burnley so far pulled off three wins, two draws and 14 defeats in the Premier League.

Aston Villa vs Burnley Squads

Aston Villa Squad

The 52-year-old Emery will select the starting eleven against Burnley from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Emiliano Martinez (0/18), Robin Olsen (0/1), Alex Moreno (1/6), Calum Chambers (0/0), Clement Lenglet (0/2), Diego Carlos (0/13), Ezri Konsa (0/19), Leander Dendoncker (1/7), Lucas Digne (0/18), Matty Cash (2/17), Pau Torres (2/17), Tyrone Mings (0/1), Boubacar Kamara (0/16), Douglas Luiz (5/18), Emiliano Buendia (0/0), Jacob Ramsey (1/9), John McGinn (5/19), Nicolo Zaniolo (1/13), Youri Tielemans (0/16), Bertrand Traore (0/2), Jhon Duran (2/12), Leon Bailey (5/17), Moussa Diaby (3/19), Ollie Watkins (9/19).

Burnley Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Burnley players that the manager Vincent Kompany will choose from for the upcoming game:

Arijanet Muric (0/0), James Trafford (0/19), Lawrence Vigouroux (0/0), Ameen Al Dakhil (0/11), Charlie Taylor (1/15), Connor Roberts (0/11), Dara O'Shea (0/15), Hannes Delcroix (0/8), Hjalmar Ekdal (0/3), Jordan Beyer (0/14), Vitinho (0/13), Aaron Ramsey (0/9), Darko Churlinov (0/0), Han-Noah Massengo (0/0), Jack Cork (0/0), Josh Brownhill (3/18), Josh Cullen (0/11), Luca Koleosho (1/15), Manuel Benson (0/4), Nathan Redmond (0/12), Sander Berge (1/19), Wilson Odobert (3/10), Anass Zaroury (0/5), Jacob Bruun Larsen (2/16), Jay Rodriguez (2/13), Johann Berg Gudmundsson (0/12), Lyle Foster (3/10), Michael Obafemi (0/2), Mike Tresor (0/12), Zeki Amdouni (2/18).

Aston Villa vs Burnley Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Aston Villa, as they prepare to meet Burnley, since six could be missing. For their upcoming match in round 20, Aston Villa are unable to call upon Boubacar Kamara, who is suspended.

Youri Tielemans, Bertrand Traore, Diego Carlos, Bertrand Traore, Tyrone Mings and Emiliano Buendia are all absent from the Aston Villa squad that faces Burnley at Villa Park.

Burnley have five on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Aston Villa on Saturday.

Manuel Benson, Luca Koleosho, Jack Cork, Dara O'Shea and Vitinho all face a spell on the sidelines for Burnley due to various injuries.

Aston Villa vs Burnley Lineups

Aston Villa vs Burnley H2H

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 1-3 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Saturday? Aston Villa have a 40% win rate in the against Burnley, who won two of these matches. The total record reads 4-4-2, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Aston Villa vs Burnley Results

Both teams to score came out eight times in the past ten matches between Aston Villa and Burnley. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 19/20 with the bookies.

Aston Villa vs Burnley Betting Tips

John McGinn managed to hit the target twice recently for The Villans, while Wilson Odobert, added two strikes in Premier League for Burnley in his last six outings.

Aston Villa are undefeated in the previous 10 matches at Villa Park, winning nine along the way while drawing one. Burnley won three of their previous 10 games away from home across all tournaments, in which they drew one and lost six. While Aston Villa collected six wins from a possible 10 Premier League matches, Burnley won two of their last 10.

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Aston Villa managed an average of 1.9 goals, with Burnley averaging 1.3 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet eight times in this run of matches. In their last ten matches across all tournaments, Aston Villa saw six of them finish with more than 2.5 goals, with themselves scoring an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Burnley, who managed to score one time in those matches.