Sheffield United vs Aston Villa Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 3rd February 2024

Aston Villa look destined for a win in their match this coming Saturday against Sheffield United. Bookmakers have them down as fairly big favourites, with the visitors going through a bit of a slump in the Premier League lately.

Sheffield United are number 20 in the table on ten points after 22 matches. Aston Villa rank as number four with 43 points after 22 matches played.

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

Sheffield United 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 23 goals, or 2.3 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheet in this run.

Aston Villa managed a bearable 15 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.5 goals per game. They conceded 13 goals in total, and while claiming three clean sheets, they conceded 1.3 goals an average per game.

The most recent outing between Sheffield United and Aston Villa failed to produce a winner, with the score reading 1-1 after the final whistle. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 16/5.

Sheffield United vs Aston Villa Prediction

Sheffield United Form

In their previous three outings, Sheffield United drew 2-2 with West Ham, before losing 2-5 against Brighton and 3-2 against Crystal Palace. Sheffield United managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Premier League. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored eight and conceded 11 goals.

Aston Villa Form

In their last three matches, Aston Villa drew 0-0 with Everton, drew 0-0 with Chelsea and lost 1-3 against Newcastle. 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 nine goals conceded and eight scored.

Bookmakers have Aston Villa down as rather big favourites for the win against Sheffield United. While the hosts will obviously come out fighting, we still think the visitors will prevail in the end.

Sheffield United fought their way to zero wins and two points from their last eight games against teams inside the top six. They were on target five times in these matches, but also let in 18 goals. Aston Villa claimed five wins from 16 goals scored and eight conceded in the previous eight encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the Premier League. This earned them a total of 17 points. Sheffield United show off a record of two wins, four draws and 16 defeats in the Premier League this season. Aston Villa show off 13 wins, four draws and five defeats in the Premier League.

Sheffield United vs Aston Villa Squads

Sheffield United Squad

Chris Wilder 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):

Adam Davies (0/0), Ivo Grbic (0/0), Jordan Amissah (0/0), Wesley Foderingham (0/22), Anel Ahmedhodzic (1/16), Auston Trusty (0/17), Chris Basham (0/8), George Baldock (0/11), Jack Robinson (0/21), Jayden Bogle (1/18), John Egan (0/6), Max Lowe (0/7), Rhys Norrington-Davies (0/3), Yasser Larouci (0/7), Andre Brooks (0/10), Anis Ben Slimane (0/11), Ben Osborn (0/9), Femi Seriki (0/0), Gustavo Hamer (2/20), Ismaila Cheick Coulibaly (0/0), James McAtee (2/18), John Fleck (0/4), Oliver Norwood (1/19), Tom Davies (0/3), Vinicius de Souza Costa (0/21), Ben Brereton Diaz (2/2), Cameron Archer (3/20), Daniel Jebbison (0/0), Louie Marsh (0/0), Oliver McBurnie (4/13), Rhian Brewster (0/8), William Osula (0/13).

Aston Villa Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Aston Villa players that the manager Unai Emery will choose from for the upcoming game:

Emiliano Martinez (0/21), Robin Olsen (0/1), Alex Moreno (1/9), Calum Chambers (0/0), Clement Lenglet (0/5), Diego Carlos (0/15), Ezri Konsa (0/22), Kortney Hause (0/0), Lucas Digne (0/18), Matty Cash (2/19), Pau Torres (2/18), Tim Iroegbunam (0/1), Tyrone Mings (0/1), Boubacar Kamara (0/18), Douglas Luiz (6/21), Emiliano Buendia (0/0), Jacob Ramsey (1/11), John McGinn (5/22), Nicolo Zaniolo (1/15), Youri Tielemans (0/18), Bertrand Traore (0/2), Jhon Duran (2/14), Leon Bailey (6/20), Moussa Diaby (4/22), Ollie Watkins (10/22).

Sheffield United vs Aston Villa Team News

Sheffield United are sweating on the fitness of no less than eight players before their match this coming Saturday. Sheffield United have to alter their line-up, as both Rhian Brewster and Oliver McBurnie get a day in the shade.

Due to various ailments Max Lowe, George Baldock, Chris Basham, Tom Davies, John Egan, John Egan, Daniel Jebbison and Rhian Brewster will be absent from the squad, Sheffield United are able to field against Aston Villa this coming Saturday.

More than a handful of players could be forced out of the next match for Aston Villa, who are looking at nine players nursing various problems.

Aston Villa need to do without Jhon Duran, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne, Bertrand Traore, Kortney Hause, Diego Carlos, Bertrand Traore, Tyrone Mings and Emiliano Buendia, who are not fit enough to travel to Bramall Lane.

Sheffield United vs Aston Villa Lineups

Sheffield United vs Aston Villa H2H

Sheffield United and Aston Villa had to settle for a point each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 16/5. Sheffield United enter the match against Aston Villa with a 2-3-2 record in their previous seven encounters. A win rate of 29%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Sheffield United vs Aston Villa Results

In two of the previous seven matches between Sheffield United and Aston Villa both teams scored.

Sheffield United vs Aston Villa Betting Tips

Ollie Watkins scored just two goals in his last six games, but did manage ten goals during the season so far. He will be eager to add to his total, when Aston Villa take aim at Sheffield United. This could be a good opportunity for him to improve his tally, and siding with him in the betting market look a decent prospect.

Bramall Lane witnessed Sheffield United winning two times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing two and losing six as well. Aston Villa claimed four wins, four draw and two defeats in their last 10 games away. Sheffield United scored the first goal of the game in only two of their 10 previous matches played at Bramall Lane. Aston Villa scored first in five of their last 10 outings away from home.

In the past seven encounters between Sheffield United and Aston Villa over 2.5 goals came out two times, with Sheffield United scoring an average of 0.86 goals per game. Aston Villa averaged one goal, while both teams scored two times. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Sheffield United’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Aston Villa's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.