Manchester United vs Aston Villa Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 26th December 2023

Aston Villa go up against Manchester United this coming Tuesday for an exciting Premier League meeting at Old Trafford.

Two places behind the league-leaders, Aston Villa claimed 39 points from 18 rounds, while Manchester United amassed 28 points. They now rank as number 8 in the Premier League standings.

The mood at Manchester United is probably far from ideal, following 4 defeats in the last 6 matches across all tournaments recently. The home side needs to improve performances against The Villans to turn the situation around.

The Red Devils have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly nine goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.9 goals per game, in which they conceded 11 goals, or 1.1 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to four clean sheets in this run.

Aston Villa scored 19 goals, conceded ten and managed two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Manchester United ended up winning 1-0 in the most recent meeting between these two rivals. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at Old Trafford., when they once again face The Villans.

Manchester United vs Aston Villa Prediction

Manchester United Form

A draw is the best Manchester United can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 0-1 defeat against Bayern Munich. A0-0 draw with Liverpool followed before they were defeated 2-0 by West Ham. In their last six Premier League home matches, Manchester United have three wins, while they've drawn zero and lost three. They scored five and conceded nine goals.

Aston Villa Form

In their last three matches, Aston Villa drew 1-1 with Zrinjski Mostar, beat Brentford 1-2 before a 1-1 draw with Sheffield United. Aston Villa won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored eight goals whilst conceding seven.

Manchester United and Aston Villa looks like an equal pairing, and since it's difficult to separate one from the other currently, we wouldn't be surprised by a draw.

Manchester United fought their way to zero wins and one points from their last five games against teams inside the top six. They were on target one times in these matches, but also let in ten goals. Aston Villa took 18 points from their last eight games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won six, scored 16 goals and conceded 11. Manchester United only drew once so far this season after 18 games played, in stead recording nine wins and eight defeats in the Premier League. Aston Villa so far pulled off 12 wins, three draws and three defeats in the Premier League.

Manchester United vs Aston Villa Squads

Manchester United Squad

Erik ten Hag will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Aston Villa from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Altay Bayindir (0/0), Andre Onana (0/18), Tom Heaton (0/0), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (0/9), Diogo Dalot (1/16), Harry Maguire (0/11), Jonny Evans (0/10), Lisandro Martinez (0/5), Luke Shaw (0/8), Raphael Varane (1/9), Sergio Reguilon (0/8), Tyrell Malacia (0/0), Victor Lindelof (1/12), Bruno Fernandes (3/17), Casemiro (1/8), Christian Eriksen (1/12), Donny van de Beek (0/0), Facundo Pellistri (0/9), Hannibal Mejbri (1/4), Jadon Sancho (0/3), Kobbie Mainoo (0/4), Mason Mount (0/8), Scott McTominay (5/15), Sofyan Amrabat (0/10), Alejandro Garnacho (1/16), Anthony Martial (1/13), Antony (0/14), Marcus Rashford (2/17), Rasmus Hoejlund (0/14).

Aston Villa Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Aston Villa head coach Emery will select from for his starting XI:

Emiliano Martinez (0/17), Robin Olsen (0/1), Alex Moreno (1/5), Calum Chambers (0/0), Clement Lenglet (0/1), Diego Carlos (0/12), Ezri Konsa (0/18), Leander Dendoncker (0/6), Lucas Digne (0/17), Matty Cash (2/17), Pau Torres (2/17), Tyrone Mings (0/1), Boubacar Kamara (0/16), Douglas Luiz (5/17), Emiliano Buendia (0/0), Jacob Ramsey (1/8), John McGinn (4/18), Nicolo Zaniolo (1/12), Youri Tielemans (0/16), Bertrand Traore (0/2), Jhon Duran (2/11), Leon Bailey (5/16), Moussa Diaby (3/18), Ollie Watkins (9/18).

Manchester United vs Aston Villa Team News

Manchester United could have as many as 11 players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to Aston Villa this coming Tuesday. Jadon Sancho gets a day off from the Manchester United squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Raphael Varane, Harry Maguire, Anthony Martial, Victor Lindelof, Mason Mount, Casemiro, Lisandro Martinez, Harry Maguire, Antony, Mason Mount and Tyrell Malacia are all absent from the Manchester United squad that faces Aston Villa at Old Trafford.

Aston Villa could have up to six players on the injured and absent players for their match this coming Tuesday atOld Trafford Boubacar Kamara is suspended from the Aston Villa squad with too many penalty points to his name.

Youri Tielemans, Bertrand Traore, Diego Carlos, Bertrand Traore, Tyrone Mings and Emiliano Buendia all face a spell on the sidelines for Aston Villa due to various injuries.

Manchester United vs Aston Villa Lineups

Manchester United vs Aston Villa H2H

Manchester United triumphed in a 1-0 win against Aston Villa, the last time they faced off. However, Aston Villa secured a 3-1 win in the match before that. Manchester United seem to have a great read on Aston Villa, winning six times of the previous ten matches in the Premier League. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 13/8.

Manchester United vs Aston Villa Results

In the last ten matches between Manchester United and Aston Villa, both teams to score came up five times.

Manchester United vs Aston Villa Betting Tips

While Ollie Watkins added three strikes to his account in his last six games in the Premier League, Scott McTominay scored twice in his last six.

Manchester United claimed four wins in their previous 10 matches at Old Trafford across all tournaments. They lost six as well, while visitors Aston Villa won four of their last 10 away matches. They drew three and lost three. Manchester United managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches at Old Trafford.

In the last ten encounters between Manchester United and Aston Villa over 2.5 goals came out six times, as Manchester United averaged 1.6 goals a game. Aston Villa scored an average of one goal in these, while both teams scored five times. Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in five of Manchester United’s past ten matches across all tournaments. They scored 1.2 goals on average along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten outings for Aston Villa, who managed to score 1.7 times in those matches.