Aston Villa vs Leeds Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 13th January 2023

Aston Villa enjoy home advantage, when visitors Leeds swing by on Friday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count. Aston Villa and Leeds had to settle for a point each in their most recent match, which finished with a 0-0 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 5/2.

Ranked as number 11 in the Premier League standings, Aston Villa, have so far collected 22 points this season, while Leeds collected 17 points. This puts them up as number 14 after 17 rounds.

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

Aston Villa are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They claimed a steady 14 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.4 goals per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 16 goals, or an average of 1.6 goals a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

Aston Villa vs Leeds Prediction

Aston Villa Form

In their last three matches, Aston Villa beat Tottenham 0-2, drew 1-1 with Wolverhampton, before losing 1-2 against Stevenage. In their last six Premier League home matches, Aston Villa have three wins, while they've drawn one and lost two. They scored ten and conceded seven goals.

Leeds Form

Having collected three points from their previous three matches without winning, Leeds are on the lookout for a win again. Against Newcastle, they settled for a 0-0 draw, before splitting the points with West Ham in a 2-2 draw. In their latest match, they once again had to settle for a single point after drawing 2-2 against Cardiff. Leeds only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 14 goals to eight.

It seems both Leeds and Aston Villa have some issues concerning their defence, as they seem to find themselves on the receiving end a bit too often lately. We believe the trend continues on Friday, and we are rooting for goals.

Aston Villa claimed six wins, four draws as well as eight defeats in the Premier League this season. Leeds so far pulled off four wins, five draws and eight defeats in the Premier League.

Aston Villa vs Leeds Team News

Aston Villa could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Leeds. For their upcoming match in round 20, Aston Villa are unable to call upon Douglas Luiz, who is suspended.

John McGinn and Diego Carlos nurses various injuries and won't take part for Aston Villa against Leeds at Villa Park.

Leeds are looking at five players missing out on their match this coming Friday at Villa Park. For instance, Leeds won't be able to field Tyler Adams as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Names like Adam Forshaw, Patrick Bamford, Luis Sinisterra and Stuart Dallas most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Aston Villa.

Aston Villa vs Leeds H2H

The most recent outing between Aston Villa and Leeds failed to produce a winner, with the score reading 0-0 after the final whistle. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 5/2. Aston Villa have a 30% win rate in the against Leeds, who won three of these matches. The total record reads 3-4-3, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Aston Villa vs Leeds Results

In two of the previous ten matches between Aston Villa and Leeds both teams scored.

Aston Villa vs Leeds Betting Tips

Aston Villa against Leeds is also a battle between Danny Ings and Rodrigo with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has five Premier League goals in their last six games respectively.

Aston Villa won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Villa Park. They drew three and lost four as well, while Leeds won one of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost six. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in recent matches. While Aston Villa managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the games at Villa Park, Leeds kept their hosts from scoring in one of their last 10 away games.

In the past ten encounters between Aston Villa and Leeds over 2.5 goals came out four times, with Aston Villa scoring an average of one goal per game. Leeds averaged one goal, while both teams scored two times. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Aston Villa’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in eight of Leeds's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.8 goals in these matches.