Preston vs Aston Villa Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 30th March 2025
When Aston Villa come to Deepdale for the FA Cup match on Sunday, Preston will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Both Preston and Aston Villa aim to show their respective set of fans they are the better side on Sunday, and we are bound to see an exciting game.
Preston only average a modest 1.3 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 13 goals. They also conceded 22 for an average of 2.2 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring two times.
The Villans scored 11 goals, conceded 14 and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.
Having never shared a season in the FA Cup in recent past, this is the first time Preston comes up against Aston Villa in this context.
Preston vs Aston Villa Prediction
Preston Form
Preston have seen it all in their last three matches. First, they went down 1-0 against Sheffield United, before picking up a 1-1 draw against Sunderland. Their latest match brought a 2-1 win in their encounter with Portsmouth. Preston managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the FA Cup. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored 14 goals and conceded 11 times.
Aston Villa Form
Aston Villa look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Club Brugge, who were defeated by 1-3. Then, Brentford got outclassed in a 0-1 win, before beating Club Brugge by 3-0. Aston Villa only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the FA Cup. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by six goals to three.
Aston Villa are favoured by the bookmakers, and while we are certain, Preston is going to put up a fight, we believe the visitors will prevail in the end.
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Preston vs Aston Villa Stats
- In the last 10 Preston matches in the FA Cup, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 14 of the last 15 Preston matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 9 Preston home matches in the FA Cup, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Preston home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Preston have won the last 3 matches in a row in the FA Cup and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Aston Villa away matches in the FA Cup, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Aston Villa matches in the FA Cup, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Aston Villa away matches in the FA Cup, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Aston Villa have won the last 3 matches in a row in the FA Cup while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Aston Villa have won the last 3 matches in a row in the FA Cup while scoring more than 1.5 goals
Preston vs Aston Villa Squads
Preston Squad
Heckingbottom will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Aston Villa from the players listed below:
Cornell, Woodman, Pradic, Hughes, McGhee, Whatmough, Meghoma, Storey, Seary, Kesler-Hayden, Gibson, Lindsay, Bauer, Porteous, McCann, Whiteman, Potts, Taylor, Froekjaer-Jensen, Brady, Ledson, Greenwood, Thordarson, Mawene, Evans, Jakobsen, Felipe, Osmajic, Keane.
Aston Villa Squad
Below is the full team squad of Aston Villa. The manager Emery will pick his starting XI against Preston from these players:
Emiliano Martinez, Robin Olsen, Axel Disasi, Ezri Konsa, Ian Maatsen, Kortney Hause, Lamare Bogarde, Lucas Digne, Matty Cash, Pau Torres, Tyrone Mings, Amadou Onana, Boubacar Kamara, Bradley Burrowes, Jacob Ramsey, Jamaldeen Jimoh, John McGinn, Leon Bailey, Ross Barkley, Youri Tielemans, Andres Garcia, Donyell Malen, Marco Asensio, Marcus Rashford, Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins.
Preston vs Aston Villa Team News
Preston could have six players on the injured and absent list ahead of their match at home with Aston Villa this coming Sunday. Preston have to alter their line-up, as both Sam Greenwood, Ryan Porteous, Ryan Porteous, Ryan Porteous, Ryan Porteous and Ryan Porteous get a day in the shade.
Preston vs Aston Villa Lineups
Preston vs Aston Villa H2H
Having never shared a season in the FA Cup in recent past, this is the first time Preston comes up against Aston Villa in this context. Preston picked up one win in their previous seven matches against Aston Villa, while the latter claimed two wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 10/3.
Preston vs Aston Villa Results
Preston vs Aston Villa Betting Tips
It has been a great season for Ollie Watkins who bagged zero for his club so far and bringing that kind of form to the table is crucial for the success of Aston Villa.
Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at Deepdale, Preston won five and drew five. Aston Villa won four of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew one and lost five. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Deepdale since both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for Preston. The same occurred in five of the last 10 league games away from home for Aston Villa.
Preston saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Aston Villa, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of two times goals per game themselves.