LiontipsAston Villa vs West Ham. Prediction (odds 2.12) and bets on the FA Cup match
Command Analysis
Current form
Aston Villa has been too unpredictable for almost the entire season. At the beginning of December, the Birmingham team had a solid series of three victories in a row in the Premier League and the Champions League, but then followed an alternation of successful matches and outright failures. Even the home field factor does not always help Unai Emery now, we can recall the recent draw with Brighton (2:2), and the victory over Leicester in the last round of the Premier League with a score of 2:1 cannot be called confident. In the Premier League standings, Aston Villa occupies only eighth place after 20 rounds, but at the same time the gap from the top 4 is only four points.
Disqualifications and injuries
Duran will miss the game through suspension, while McGinn and Torres are out with injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Aston Villa have drawn at half-time in three of their last five matches
- Goals have been exchanged in four of Birmingham's previous five matches
Probable line-up: Martinez - Cash, Konsa, Mings, Matsen - Onana, Barkley - Bailey, Tielemans, Rodgers - Watkins.
Current form
On the eve of the start of the new season, West Ham significantly strengthened the team, Julen Lopetegui was invited to the position of head coach. However, the specialist did not live up to expectations, although he had enough time. As a result, after a crushing defeat to Manchester City with a score of 1:4, the patience of the management snapped and the Spaniard was dismissed. Before that, we recall, the Hammers lost with a crushing score of 0:5 to Liverpool. Graham Potter has been appointed the new head coach of West Ham. His first task, of course, is to try to fight for a place in the European Cups, although it will not be easy to do this through the Premier League, since the team with 23 points occupies only 14th place and is 11 points behind the top 6.
Disqualifications and injuries
Bowen and Antonio are out today due to injuries, while Fabianski and Todibo are doubtful.
Interesting trends for betting
- West Ham have drawn 0-0 at half-time in three of their last five matches
- Three of the previous five matches involving the Londoners have seen goals exchanged
Probable line-up: Areola – Coufal, Mavropanos, Kilman, Wan-Bissaka – Soucek, Alvarez – Kudus, Paqueta, Summerville – Fyllkrug.
Trends
Bet Goals in both halves - yes
In the last four head-to-head matches, goals were scored in each half
1.54Bet Total first half under 1.5 goals
Four of the previous six head-to-head matches have seen no more than one goal scored in the first half
1.55Bet Exact score 1:1
This score was recorded in two of the four previous head-to-head matches
7.40Tip and bets
Aston Villa are having a better season, but it is impossible to say that the Birmingham team is at the peak of form, they make mistakes in defense too often, the attack is not always at its best. West Ham will play the first match under the management of Graham Potter, there may well be a certain emotional upsurge, which we have seen more than once in similar situations. In two of the four previous face-to-face matches, the Hammers have not lost to the Birmingham team, we will not be very surprised if they play for a draw in the cup match today.
Our prediction is West Ham not to lose at odds of 2.12
Bet on total
In this cup game, it is reasonable to bet on an exchange of goals scored, given the obvious problems of the two teams in the defensive line. Plus, in four head-to-head meetings in a row, both opponents scored goals.
Second bet - both teams to score with odds of 1.63
Bet on the first half
West Ham are playing well against Aston Villa in the first half. In the last 10 head-to-head encounters, the Hammers have only lost to the Birmingham team in the opening 45 minutes once. Based on these statistics, we recommend another option for betting.
Prediction - West Ham will not lose in the first half with a coefficient of 1.60
