Aston Villa vs Leicester City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th February 2023
Looking at the current standings in the Premier League, the two teams are separated by ten points.
The hosts are currently 11th in the Premier League standings with 28 points after 20 rounds. Leicester City are trailing behind them on 18 points, which makes them 14th in the rankings ahead of their next game.
Aston Villa are massive favourites with the bookmakers to knock out Leicester City of the cup. It will be a big surprise to see the latter advance from this stage on Saturday.
Aston Villa scored 16 while allowing 14 goals against in the past ten matches. They claimed three clean sheets on the way.
Leicester City scored 13 goals, conceded 11 and managed four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.
Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Aston Villa played Leicester City. The pair split the points in a 0-0 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand.
Aston Villa vs Leicester City Prediction
Aston Villa Form
Aston Villa look back on their last three matches with six points to show for their efforts. Against Stevenage, they were left empty-handed in a 1-2 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Leeds in a 2-1 win. They followed that up with a 0-1 win against Southampton in their most recent outing. In their last six Premier League home matches, Aston Villa have three wins, while they've drawn one and lost two. They scored 11 and conceded eight goals.
Leicester City Form
Leicester City gained four points in their past three matches. First, they went down 2-0 against Nottingham Forest, before picking up a 2-2 draw against Brighton. Their latest match brought a 0-1 win in their encounter with Walsall. Leicester City won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored ten goals whilst conceding six.
Are Aston Villa good enough currently to justify the prices with the bookies, when they face Leicester City at Villa Park? It could be tight, but strength in squad and match history still makes the home side our choice in the betting market.
Aston Villa enjoy a record of eight wins, four draws and eight defeats in the Premier League this season. Leicester City so far pulled off five wins, three draws and 12 defeats in the Premier League.
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Aston Villa vs Leicester City Stats
- In 6 of the last 7 home matches Aston Villa played, both teams scored
- Aston Villa have scored in 12 of the last 13 matches
- In 7 of the last 8 Aston Villa matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Aston Villa have conceded in 11 of the last 13 home matches
- In 6 of the last 8 Aston Villa home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Leicester matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Leicester have scored in 18 of the last 20 away matches
- In the last 7 Leicester away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Leicester have lost 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 3 Leicester away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Aston Villa vs Leicester City Team News
Aston Villa might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against Leicester City. There is no need for Douglas Luiz to show up in the Aston Villa dressing room, as he is suspended.
John McGinn and Diego Carlos nurses various injuries and won't take part for Aston Villa against Leicester City at Villa Park.
Leicester City could have a whole host of players on the injured and absent players for their next match, as eight players are nursing various problems.
Leicester City need to do without Boubakary Soumare, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Dennis Praet, Jonny Evans, James Maddison, James Justin, Ricardo Pereira and Ryan Bertrand, who are not fit enough to travel to Villa Park.
Aston Villa vs Leicester City H2H
Neither Aston Villa nor Leicester City managed a breakthrough, when they last faced each other. They ended up settling for a point in a 0-0 draw, and the best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 13/5. Leicester City seem to have a bit of a love affair with Aston Villa, as they have beaten them five times in last ten encounters. The bookies have Leicester City to win this match at best price odds of 11/4.
Aston Villa vs Leicester City Results
Both teams scored six times in the last ten matches between Aston Villa and Leicester City.
Aston Villa vs Leicester City Betting Tips
Harvey Barnes shows decent form right now for Leicester City, 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 Danny Ings also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Premier League matches.
In their last 10 matches at Villa Park across all tournaments Aston Villa won four times, drew two and lost four times. Leicester City claimed six wins, zero draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Aston Villa claimed just two wins to nil in their last 10 matches at Villa Park.
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Aston Villa managed an average of one goal, with Leicester City averaging 1.7 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in five of Aston Villa’s past ten matches across all tournaments. They scored 1.2 goals on average along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Leicester City's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches.