LiontipsWatford vs Aston Villa. Prediction and Betting Tips for English Premier League (August 14, 2021).
Command Analysis
The highest achievement in the history of Watford is second place in the Premier League and the FA Cup final. Last season, the team finished second in the Championship and got promoted to the Premier League.
In 46 rounds of the Championship, the team got 27 victories and 10 draws, which brought them 91 points. They finished six points behind the leader, Norwich. The Hornets conceded the least goals in the Championship and scored almost 1.5 goals per game on average.
In the last four rounds, Watford suffered one defeat and celebrated three victories - over Norwich (1:0), Millwall (1:0) and Swansea (2:0).
Several additions to the squad include midfielder Imran Louza from Nantes (10 mln) and Emmanuel Dennis from Club Brugge (4 mln).
Quina will not be able to feature this weekend.
The seven-time Premier League champion and winner of the FA Cup, Aston Villa performed quite confidently last season, but could not make it into the Top 10. The Villans chalked up 16 victories and 7 draws, which brought them 55 points and 11th place in the standings.
At the end of the season, Aston Villa defeated Tottenham (2:1) and Chelsea (2:1). We also would like to mention, that Aston Villa showed the best performance of the defensive line among the bottom half of the table teams.
Aston Villa have sold Jack Grealish to Manchester City (117.5 mln) and made a few additions to the squad: Emiliano Buendia from Norwich (38.4 mln), Danny Ings from Southampton (35.2 mln) and Leon Bailey from“ Bayer Leverkusen (32 mln).
Trezeguet, Sanson, and Watkins are sidelined with injuries.
Trends
СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
In 4 of the last 5 head-to-head games, goals were scored in both halves.
СтавкаCorners: total under 9.5
This bet played in 2 of Watford's last 3 games.
СтавкаYellow cards: total under 4
This bet played in 3 of the last 5 games of Aston Villa.
Tip and bets
Watford want to secure their place in the Premier League, and the guests have other objectives: the Villans would try to break into the European club competition. Aston Villa are the favourite, but they might build their game on counterattacks. Both teams have enough motivation, but Aston Villa have a stronger team and should win.
Our prediction - Asian handicap (0) to Aston Villa.
At the start of the season, each team desires to get the first points as soon as they can. We expect tension and struggle in the midfield. Probably, just 1 or 2 goals will be scored in this fixture.
Second bet - total under 2.5 goals.
