Aston Villa vs West Ham Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd October 2023

Aston Villa take on visitors West Ham at Villa Park in a Premier League tie on Sunday.

Aston Villa approach round nine as number five in the Premier League table with 16 points on their account so far. With eight rounds behind them, West Ham have amassed 14 points, placing them as number seven in the standings.

The sides seem to be evenly matched, but West Ham can leapfrog Aston Villa in the table with a win this coming Sunday. They will, of course, be eager to do just that, the question is though, how will the hosts respond to the threat?

Aston Villa are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the Premier League, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches. The hosts scored 2.2 goals on average per match, or 22 goals in total, while allowing 14 goals against, for an average of 1.4 per outing. They managed two clean sheets along the way.

West Ham head into this match on 1.9 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored an acceptable total of 19, while also conceding 15 goals. This amounts to 1.5 on average per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring one times.

The match ended in a 1-1 draw in the previous outing between Aston Villa and West Ham and should we get another draw, the bookies best price are at 13/5.

Aston Villa vs West Ham Prediction

Aston Villa Form

In their last three matches, Aston Villa won 6-1 and 1-0 against first Brighton then Zrinjski Mostar, before drawing 1-1 against Wolverhampton. Aston Villa have been nothing short of fabulous at their home ground in the six most recent Premier League matches here. They quite simply claimed a maximum 18 points, scoring 18 while conceding four goals. Naturally, this is the best points total in the Premier League across the last six games.

West Ham Form

In their three most recent outings, West Ham won 2-0 and 1-2 against Sheffield United and Freiburg, before drawing 2-2 against Newcastle. West Ham claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches reads ten goals conceded and eight scored.

Are Aston Villa good enough currently to justify the prices with the bookies, when they face West Ham at Villa Park? It could be tight, but considering form and match history, we believe the home side represents the best betting option.

Aston Villa have taken six points from their last four games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won two of these matches with a scoreline of ten goals to ten. West Ham won one of their last four matches against teams from the top half of the Premier League table, scoring seven and conceding nine goals. They collected four points from these. Aston Villa only drew once so far this season after eight games played, in stead recording five wins and two defeats in the Premier League. West Ham show off four wins, two draws and two defeats in the Premier League.

Aston Villa vs West Ham Squads

Aston Villa Squad

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

Emiliano Martinez (0/7), Robin Olsen (0/1), Alex Moreno (0/0), Calum Chambers (0/0), Clement Lenglet (0/0), Diego Carlos (0/5), Ezri Konsa (0/8), Leander Dendoncker (0/2), Lucas Digne (0/8), Matty Cash (2/8), Pau Torres (1/8), Tyrone Mings (0/1), Boubacar Kamara (0/8), Douglas Luiz (3/8), Emiliano Buendia (0/0), Jacob Ramsey (1/2), John McGinn (1/8), Nicolo Zaniolo (0/6), Youri Tielemans (0/8), Bertrand Traore (0/1), Jhon Duran (2/6), Leon Bailey (2/6), Moussa Diaby (2/8), Ollie Watkins (4/8).

West Ham Squad

Here is the full team squad of West Ham. The 60 year-old David Moyes will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Alphonse Areola (0/8), Lukasz Fabianski (0/0), Aaron Cresswell (0/0), Angelo Ogbonna (0/2), Ben Johnson (0/0), Edson Alvarez (0/7), Emerson (0/8), Konstantinos Mavropanos (0/1), Kurt Zouma (1/8), Nayef Aguerd (1/7), Thilo Kehrer (0/3), Vladimir Coufal (0/8), Conor Coventry (0/0), James Ward-Prowse (2/7), Lucas Paqueta (1/8), Mohammed Kudus (1/5), Pablo Fornals (0/6), Tomas Soucek (2/7), Danny Ings (0/5), Divin Mubama (0/0), Jarrod Bowen (5/8), Maxwel Cornet (0/1), Michail Antonio (2/8), Said Benrahma (0/7).

Aston Villa vs West Ham Team News

Aston Villa are looking at up to six players on the injured and absent list ahead of their home match against West Ham on Sunday.

Jacob Ramsey, Alex Moreno, Diego Carlos, Bertrand Traore, Tyrone Mings and Emiliano Buendia are all absent from the Aston Villa squad that faces West Ham at Villa Park.

West Ham have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match on Sunday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands.

Ben Johnson and Aaron Cresswell all face a spell on the sidelines for West Ham due to various injuries.

Aston Villa vs West Ham Lineups

Aston Villa vs West Ham H2H

The most recent outing between Aston Villa and West Ham ended up a 1-1 draw. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 13/5. West Ham look back on six wins in their previous matches against their next opponent in the shape of Aston Villa. The home side has a 0% win rate in these encounter for a total record of 0-4-6. No doubt worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Aston Villa vs West Ham Results

In the previous ten matches between Aston Villa and West Ham, both teams found the back of the net seven times.

Aston Villa vs West Ham Betting Tips

Jarrod Bowen look like great value to find the back of the net this coming Sunday, having hit the target four times in recent Premier League matches for West Ham. His total for the season says five goals scored in this Premier League campaign. With four goals lately for Aston Villa in the Premier League, Ollie Watkins is also a player worth mentioning.

Villa Park saw eight wins for Aston Villa in their last 10 here across all tournaments. They also drew one and lost one, while West Ham won five of their 10 most recent outings on their travels, whilst drawing two and losing three. Aston Villa have been good at forcing themselves upon their visitors, as they scored the opening goal in eight of their previous 10 matches at Villa Park. West Ham scored the first goal in seven of their last 10 away games.

Less than three came out four times in the past ten encounters between West Ham and Aston Villa, as both teams not to score was a winning bet three times. Aston Villa performed 0.7 goals on average, whereas West Ham averaged 1.7 goals. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Aston Villa’s last ten matches in all tournaments. They banged in an average of 2.1 goals on the way. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches West Ham played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of two goals themselves during this run.