Aston Villa vs Leicester City betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Premier League match on January 04th, 2025

A Premier League match between Aston Villa and Leicester City will hold on January 04th, 2025, Saturday at 15:00h (UTC), in England, check the Aston Villa vs Leicester City betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Aston Villa vs Leicester City will occur

The game will be played in the mythical Villa Park stadium, in the city of Birmingham, with a capacity for 42640 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the Aston Villa vs Leicester City betting tip 2024/2025

The Premier League has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 3.28 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.96 goals per match played.

Aston Villa last match

Aston Villa comes from a draw recorded in the last match played. The opponent was Brighton & Hove Albion, in a match valid for Premier League, and the two teams finished the match with a score of 2-2. On the field, U. Emery Etxegoien's team lined up with a 4-2-3-1.

The game had all the elements to be an even game between both teams, for that reason it was logical that the draw was one of the most expected results, with odds around 3.70.

Excellent match from Ollie Watkins, despite the final result, was a draw. A central figure in the Aston Villa initiatives almost managed to lead the team to success.

Leicester City last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Premier League, Leicester City, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Manchester City team with a final score of 0-2.

Before the match all forecasts pointed to a defeat. The odds for their victory, 9.50 were the best proof of this.

Aston Villa vs Leicester City h2h

Last time these teams faced each other, Leicester City occupied 15th place in Premier League and, team Aston Villa the 12th place. Leicester City entered the field with the tactic 4-2-3-1, while Aston Villa arranged their formation in a 4-4-2.

The two teams have not faced each other since 31-08-2024. On that occasion they were playing for the 2024/2025 season of the Premier League, and the match ended with a 1-2 win for Aston Villa.

The last match between these two clubs was a seesaw battle to the end.

The Aston Villa team in their last five matches has produced solid performances, while Leicester City has been more irregular.

Aston Villa

Premier League leaderboard now

Considering the home team Aston Villa, standing in 9th place with 29 points in the Premier League competition in England. Their performance statistics have been such as 8 wins, 6 losses and, 5 draws.

The team, has the same score that the Fulham team who occupies position 8 in the 20th round.

Aston Villa, although not having high aspirations, no relegation concerns, and occupying the middle of the league table in the England Premier League, will attempt to take advantage of the home factor to get a win.

Aston Villa analysis

Aston Villa at the end of round 19 in Premier League had 28 goals scored and 31 conceded.

The average number of shots towards goal for Aston Villa is not among the best, with only 4.21 a match. This is a good indicator that the team does not have a very good scoring average, and does not engage the opposing goalkeepers too much.

Taking the fight or in this case, the game to your opponent’s prove unwise for this team, having won 3 games as the visiting team, compared to their record of 5 wins, 1 loss, and 4 draws playing in their home base.

Best goalscorer from Aston Villa

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Ollie Watkins. The Attacker has already scored 8 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Aston Villa, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Historical data Aston Villa

With 7 titles won in the history of the tournament, Aston Villa team is one of the competition's leading names. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the match and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their opponents with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

Leicester City

Premier League leaderboard now

With 14 points won, Leicester City is in 19th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 3 wins against 11 losses, plus 5 draws.

In the 20th round, the team has a small disadvantage of 1 point compared to the Ipswich Town team which is just above, in 18th place.

Leicester City analysis

Leicester City, after 19 rounds, has conceded more goals than it has scored. The goals scored are in fact 22 while 42 are those conceded to opponents.

Best goalscorer from Leicester City

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack Jamie Vardy has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Leicester City with 6 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

For bettors some entries may be relevant for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Aston Villa is Ollie Watkins, who has already scored 8 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Leicester City is Jamie Vardy, he has scored in 6 opportunities.

Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.

Corners Top Betting Tips

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 5.02 corners per game, also a market to explore to obtain good results in sports betting.

Aston Villa is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.63 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Aston Villa in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Aston Villa has an average of 2.2 yellow cards per game over the 19 rounds, while Leicester City has an average of 2.4. In other words, these teams together are averaging 4.79 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

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