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Aston Villa vs. Leicester City
Of course, the ball will be rolling again in the Premier League in the coming days. After the 20 teams have already duelled for important points during the week, it continues right away next weekend. The 15th matchday is in the starting blocks and on Sunday there will be a clash between Aston Villa and the Foxes from Leicester. Both teams are playing a weak season by their standards and that is exactly why a win for both would be so important. Find out what we think about the upcoming duel in our Aston Villa – Leicester betting tip.
Villa have regained some of their composure under new coach Steven Gerrard. The former Liverpool legend has two wins and one defeat to show for his first three games. This leaves the hosts in 13th place with 16 points. The upcoming opponents from Leicester are also clearly lagging behind their own expectations. Tenth place with 19 points is clearly not enough. However, the European places are only three points away.
Aston Villa – Leicester Info
– Date & Time: 05/12/2021, 17:30.
– Venue: Villa Park (Birmingham)
– Competition: Premier League, Matchday 15
– TV broadcast: Live on Sky Sport
Aston Villa Form & Balance Check
A lot has happened at Manchester City in the past transfer window. Superstar and captain Jack Grealish was sold to Manchester City for the record sum of 116 million euros. It was already clear from the outset that this hole could not be adequately filled. Nevertheless, Villa tried to close the gap with players like Buendia or ex-Leverkusen Bailey. All in all, the men from Birmingham had a hard time getting off the starting blocks and for a long time Villa found themselves in a relegation spot. After the departure of coach Dean Smith, Steven Gerrard took over the helm. Things are going much better under him again.
Little points for a lot of quality
Aston Villa had actually hoped for a single-digit place in the table or perhaps even international business before the season, but the reality is a little different, much to the chagrin of Villa fans. After 14 matchdays, coach Steven Gerarrd’s team has 16 points, which puts them in 13th place. A look at the players shows how much should actually be possible with this team. Danny Ings, Watkins and captain Mings are among the best players in their position in the Premier League.
Aston Villa facts & analysis
– Won 2 out of 3 games under Gerrard.
– Currently occupy 13th place with 16 points
– The lead over the relegation places is 6 points
Leicester Form & Balance Check
If we are talking about the big disappointments of the current season in the Premier League, then we must also talk about the Foxes from Leicester here. After all, the Foxes are the reigning cup winners from the island and also because of this title, the fans of Leicester already had the hope that it will go far up again this year. If we take a closer look at the Premier League table, we see that Leicester are far from doing well. At the moment they are only in 10th place. However, if there is a win against Aston Villa, then Leicester would be right back in the thick of the fight for the international places.
Too dependent on Jamie Vardy
At Leicester City everything stands and falls with Jamie Vardy. The goal scorer is almost single-handedly ensuring that the Foxes are not even further down the table. Vardy has scored 8 goals so far, making him by far the best scorer of the reigning cup winners. In the last game, there was the performance at Southampton FC. In the end, the Saints drew 2-2 with James Maddison and defender Jonny Evans scoring the goals for coach Brendan Rodgers’ team.
Leicester Facts & Analysis
– Currently only in tenth place
– Only drew against Southampton recently
– Jamie Vardy top scorer with eight goals
Predicted line-up – last update on 3 December 2021
The Birmingham hosts will be looking to score three points against the Foxes with a classic 4-1-4-1. Coach Gerrard will again field Watkins up front. The striker was already successful against Man City. The Foxes also have that – with Jamie Vardy playing a real goalscorer up front.
Aston Villa – Leicester direct comparison & Statistics
If we take a closer look at the direct comparison between Aston Villa and Leicester, it is clearly in Leicester’s favour. Out of 103 games, the Foxes have won 44. In addition, there are 24 draws and 35 wins for Aston Villa.
– Leicester City have conceded one goal in each of their last 14 matches.
– When Aston Villa lead 1-0 in home games, they win 63% of the matches.
– The winner of the last encounter was Leicester City
– The average goals scored in a meeting between Aston Villa and Leicester City is 2.6
