LiontipsAston Villa vs Leicester City. Prediction and Betting Tips for English Premier League (December 5, 2021).
Command Analysis
Aston Villa had little success in the League Cup: they lost to Chelsea in the very first game. Villa gave a solid performance, but the Blues had more luck in a penalty shootout. In the Premier League, the Lions are 13th in the standings with 16 points from five victories and a draw.
In the last three games, Steven Gerrard's men recorded two victories over Brighton (2:0) and Crystal Palace (2:1), and then lost to Manchester City (1:2).
Traore, Targett, Bailey, and Ings have been sidelined with injuries.
Leicester City kicked off the season with a victory in the Community Shield match. They also had a good start to their Europa League campaign. On matchday 5, Leicester beat Legia (3:1), and the Foxes are now top of Group C with 8 points in the asset.
After 14 rounds of the Premier League, Leicester are 10th in the log with 19 points from 5 wins and 4 draws. In the last 2 matches, the Foxes defeated Watford (4:2) and shared points with Southampton (2:2).
Tielemans, Ricardo, Justin, and Fofana are injured and won't be able to help their team against Aston Villa.
Trends
СтавкаCorrect score 1:3
The visitors won 2 of the last 3 head-to-head games.
СтавкаYellow cards: total under 3
This bet played in 2 of the last 4 games of the hosts.
СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
In 4 of Aston Villa's last 6 games, goals were scored in both halves.
Tip and bets
The two sides are of approximately equal strength, and both are very motivated to win this game. We think that Aston Villa have a slight edge here, as Leicester have looked poor of late and have too many injuries among their key players.
Our prediction - Asian handicap (0) to Aston Villa
We expect both sides to act very carefully on the defensive, so we probably won't see more than 2 goals in this fixture.
Second bet - total under 2.5 goals
