Liverpool vs Aston Villa Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 20th May 2023

Round 37 of the Premier League serves up an encounter between Liverpool and Aston Villa taking place at Anfield this coming Saturday.

Ranked as number five in the Premier League standings, Liverpool, have so far collected 65 points this season, while Aston Villa collected 57 points. This puts them up as number eight after 36 rounds.

Entering the match as favourite, Liverpool are highly motivated to extend their current unbeaten streak in the Premier League going. They should be in with a decent chance of adding another win to their account. The visitors no doubt aim to make life as unpleasant as possible for the hosts but face a daunting task.

Liverpool 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 2.3 goals on average per match, or 23 goals in total, while allowing 13 goals against, for an average of 1.3 per outing. They managed four clean sheets along the way.

When it comes to goal-scoring Aston Villa are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 16 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.6 goals per game. They conceded five goals for an average of 0.5 a game, achieving a clean sheet in five of these matches.

Liverpool go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 2-1 and 3-1 the last two times they played Aston Villa.

Liverpool vs Aston Villa Prediction

Liverpool Form

In their last three outings, Liverpool won 1-0 against Fulham, beat Brentford by 1-0 and hammered Leicester 0-3. Liverpool won five of their last six Premier League matches at the Anfield, scoring 18 and conceding seven along they way. They also drew once as they remained without defeat.

Aston Villa Form

In their last three matches, Aston Villa lost against Manchester United and Wolverhampton by 1-0 and 1-0, respectively, and beat Tottenham by 2-1. In their last six away matches in the Premier League, Aston Villa won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying five goals conceded and six scored.

Anything but a home win would be a stunning result, and we Liverpool back not to be stunned, just like we back numerous goals to be scored, when they face Aston Villa.

Liverpool won nine matches, scored 35 goals and conceded 28 in their last 17 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. This earned them 30 points. Aston Villa claimed three wins and ten points in their last ten games against teams from the top six. They scored 14 times in these matches, but also conceded 20 goals. Liverpool show off a record of 19 wins, eight draws and nine defeats in the Premier League this season. Aston Villa have a record of 17 wins, six draws and 13 defeats in the Premier League.

Liverpool vs Aston Villa Squads

Liverpool Squad

The 55-year-old Klopp will select the starting eleven against Aston Villa from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Adrian (0/0), Alisson Becker (0/36), Caoimhin Kelleher (0/0), Andrew Robertson (0/33), Calvin Ramsay (0/0), Ibrahima Konate (0/17), Joel Matip (1/13), Joseph Gomez (0/20), Konstantinos Tsimikas (0/18), Nathaniel Phillips (0/2), Rhys Williams (0/0), Stefan Bajcetic (1/11), Trent Alexander-Arnold (2/35), Virgil van Dijk (3/31), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (1/9), Arthur (0/0), Curtis Jones (3/16), Fabinho (0/34), Fabio Carvalho (2/13), Harvey Elliott (1/30), James Milner (0/29), Jordan Henderson (0/33), Naby Keita (0/8), Thiago Alcantara (0/18), Cody Gakpo (6/19), Darwin Nunez (9/29), Diogo Jota (5/20), Luis Diaz (4/15), Mohamed Salah (19/36), Roberto Firmino (9/23).

Aston Villa Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 51 year-old Aston Villa manager Emery will select his starting XI from these players:

Emiliano Martinez (0/34), Jed Steer (0/0), Oliwier Zych (0/0), Robin Olsen (0/4), Viljami Sinisalo (0/0), Ashley Young (1/28), Calum Chambers (0/14), Diego Carlos (0/3), Ezri Konsa (0/36), Leander Dendoncker (0/23), Lucas Digne (1/26), Matty Cash (0/24), Tyrone Mings (1/33), Boubacar Kamara (0/22), Douglas Luiz (5/35), Emiliano Buendia (5/36), Jacob Ramsey (5/33), John McGinn (1/32), Philippe Coutinho (1/20), Alex Moreno (0/18), Bertrand Traore (2/8), Jhon Duran (0/11), Leon Bailey (4/31), Ollie Watkins (14/35).

Liverpool vs Aston Villa Team News

Liverpool could have up to six missing players for various reasons for their upcoming match against Aston Villa on Saturday.

Virgil van Dijk, James Milner, Roberto Firmino, Diogo Jota, Luis Diaz and Arthur nurses various injuries and won't take part for Liverpool against Aston Villa at Anfield.

Aston Villa have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Liverpool this coming Saturday. Douglas Luiz is suspended from the Aston Villa squad with too many penalty points to his name.

Aston Villa need to do without John McGinn and Diego Carlos, who are not fit enough to travel to Anfield.

Liverpool vs Aston Villa Lineups

Liverpool vs Aston Villa H2H

Liverpool had a good reading on Aston Villa in their last two meetings, which they won by 2-1 and 3-1, respectively. Liverpool love playing Aston Villa, whom they beat eight times in the last ten meetings. Their latest meeting saw Liverpool destroying their next opponent by 3-1. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 9/20.

Liverpool vs Aston Villa Results

Entertainment seems close to guaranteed when Liverpool welcome Aston Villa as over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in ten matches. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 8/15 with the bookies on Saturday.

Liverpool vs Aston Villa Betting Tips

It is a great season for Mohamed Salah, who currently has 19 league goals to his name during this season. Liverpool will rely on his services to gun down Aston Villa.

Liverpool claimed seven wins in their previous 10 home games across all tournaments, while drawing two of the games. They suffered defeat in one of these outings. Aston Villa won five of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost three. Liverpool kept a clean sheet six times in their 10 most recent matches on home soil. At Anfield they hope to do so again on Saturday against Aston Villa, who kept a clean sheet in four of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals came up seven times in the previous ten encounters between Liverpool and Aston Villa, as Liverpool scored 2.5 goals on average per game and Aston Villa averaging 1.3 goals. Both teams scored in six times of these matches. Liverpool scored an average of 2.3 goals in their last ten matches in which over 2.5 goals happened seven times. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Aston Villa, who managed to score 1.6 times in those matches.