Aston Villa vs Sheffield United Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd December 2023

The spotlight is on both Aston Villa and Sheffield United, as the rivals go looking to boost their points tally. They face each other this coming Friday in the Premier League at Villa Park.

Aston Villa are currently looking at 38 points on their account, having played 17 matches, leaving them two places off the current Premier League leaders. Meanwhile, Sheffield United find themselves as number 20 in the Premier League with eight points following 17 rounds.

Aston Villa aim to continue their fine run of matches without defeat this coming Friday, and motivation should be as high as the mood in the The Villans-camp before their upcoming challenges.

The Villans scored 19 while allowing ten goals against in the past ten matches. They claimed two clean sheets on the way.

The Blades average 0.7 goals a game in their last ten outings, scoring a total of seven goals. They conceded an average of 2.4 per game, for a total of 24 goals, whilst keeping their opponents from scoring once.

Sheffield United visit Aston Villa for their first meeting since March 2021, when Sheffield United put a 1-0 win on the board at Bramall Lane.

Aston Villa vs Sheffield United Prediction

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Arsenal by 1-0, before drawing 1-1 with Zrinjski Mostar. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Brentford 1-2. Aston Villa took six wins in their last six Premier League matches on home soil, as they scored 18 and let in four goals.

Sheffield United Form

In their previous three encounters, Sheffield United lost 0-2 against Liverpool, won 1-0 against Brentford and lost 2-0 against Chelsea. Sheffield United didn't manage a single away win in their last six Premier League matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 18 and scored two goals themselves.

Both Aston Villa and Sheffield United are having difficulty containing their opponents, making a bet on both teams to score seem like a wise choice at Villa Park.

Aston Villa have been on fire on their home turf this season. They have so far hammered in 25 goals, while also conceding five. This makes them the most scoring home side in the Premier League. Sheffield United have been terrible at getting on the scoresheet away from home in the Premier League. Hitting the target only four times, they have the worst offensive record so far, whilst also allowing 22 goals against.

Aston Villa scored 21 goals and conceded ten in their last nine games against teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. They collected 20 points and six victories. Sheffield United won zero and claimed zero points in their five most recent games against teams inside the top six. They scored two conceded 19 goals. Aston Villa have a record of 12 wins, two draws and three defeats in the Premier League this season. Sheffield United have a record of two wins, two draws and 13 defeats in the Premier League.

Aston Villa vs Sheffield United Squads

Aston Villa Squad

Emery will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Sheffield United from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Emiliano Martinez (0/16), Robin Olsen (0/1), Alex Moreno (1/4), Calum Chambers (0/0), Clement Lenglet (0/0), Diego Carlos (0/12), Ezri Konsa (0/17), Leander Dendoncker (0/6), Lucas Digne (0/16), Matty Cash (2/16), Pau Torres (2/17), Tyrone Mings (0/1), Boubacar Kamara (0/16), Douglas Luiz (5/16), Emiliano Buendia (0/0), Jacob Ramsey (1/7), John McGinn (4/17), Nicolo Zaniolo (0/11), Youri Tielemans (0/16), Bertrand Traore (0/2), Jhon Duran (2/10), Leon Bailey (5/15), Moussa Diaby (3/17), Ollie Watkins (9/17).

Sheffield United Squad

Here is the full team squad of Sheffield United. The 56 year-old Chris Wilder will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Adam Davies (0/0), Jordan Amissah (0/0), Wesley Foderingham (0/17), Anel Ahmedhodzic (0/13), Auston Trusty (0/12), Chris Basham (0/8), Jack Robinson (0/16), Jayden Bogle (1/14), John Egan (0/6), Luke Thomas (0/11), Max Lowe (0/5), Rhys Norrington-Davies (0/0), Yasser Larouci (0/5), Andre Brooks (0/5), Anis Ben Slimane (0/7), Ben Osborn (0/8), Benie Traore (0/8), Femi Seriki (0/0), George Baldock (0/8), Gustavo Hamer (2/16), Ismaila Cheick Coulibaly (0/0), James McAtee (1/14), John Fleck (0/4), Oliver Norwood (1/15), Tom Davies (0/3), Vinicius de Souza Costa (0/16), Cameron Archer (2/15), Daniel Jebbison (0/0), Oliver McBurnie (2/9), Rhian Brewster (0/5), William Osula (0/9).

Aston Villa vs Sheffield United Team News

Aston Villa could be looking at five players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Sheffield United.

Due to various ailments Bertrand Traore, Diego Carlos, Bertrand Traore, Tyrone Mings and Emiliano Buendia will be absent from the squad, Aston Villa are able to field against Sheffield United on Friday.

Sheffield United could have a whole host of players on the injured and absent players for their next match, as nine players are nursing various problems. For instance, Sheffield United won't be able to field Oliver McBurnie as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Rhian Brewster, Chris Basham, Tom Davies, John Egan, Ismaila Cheick Coulibaly, John Egan, Daniel Jebbison, Rhian Brewster and Rhys Norrington-Davies all face a spell on the sidelines for Sheffield United due to various injuries.

Aston Villa vs Sheffield United Lineups

Aston Villa vs Sheffield United H2H

In the latest meeting between Aston Villa and The Blades, 3 March 2021, Sheffield United triumphed in a 1-0 win at Bramall Lane. Aston Villa go into their upcoming match against Sheffield United with a 33% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 2-2-2 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Aston Villa vs Sheffield United Results

In one of the previous six matches between Aston Villa and Sheffield United both teams scored.

Aston Villa vs Sheffield United Betting Tips

Ollie Watkins found the target one times in his previous six matches, whereas Oliver McBurnie just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Aston Villa racked up nine wins from a possible 10 across all tournaments at Villa Park, drew zero and lost one. Sheffield United won one of their previous 10 away, drew one and lost eight times. Aston Villa have been ready from the outset, scoring the opening goal no less than seven times in their previous 10 outings at Villa Park. The visitors scored the first goal of the game in two of their last 10 games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came up two times in the previous six encounters between Aston Villa and Sheffield United, as Aston Villa scored one goal on average per game and Sheffield United averaging 0.83 goals. Both teams scored in one time of these matches. In the past ten matches for Aston Villa across all competitions, over 2.5 goals happened in six times of them with an average of 1.6 goals goals scored by themselves. Betting on over 2.5 goals in the last ten Sheffield United-matches would have returned some winnings in six of them. Sheffield United managed to score an average of 0.7 times goals per game.