Aston Villa vs. Everton Predictions

Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips for Aston Villa vs. Everton at English Premier League

Where: Villa Park, Birmingham, England
When: Sunday, January 18, 5:30 pm CET

Aston Villa hosts Everton in a very important match. To be honest, it’s more important for the hosts who cannot afford to lose any more points because Arsenal already has a decent advantage in the English Premier League standings. Aston Villa is currently tied with Manchester City for second place, both with 43 points, 6 fewer than the Gunners, who capitalized on the recent failures of these two rivals. As for Everton, they are safe in the middle of the table, though not so far away from the zone that leads to international competitions. Everton has 29 points, while Brentford, which sits fifth, has 33.

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Aston Villa

A 4-1 loss to Arsenal in London two weeks ago shook Unai Emery’s crew. After that, the Villains defeated Nottingham at home, but failed to deliver against Crystal Palace, taking just one point from Selhurst Park. The good thing is that it seems Villa has recovered, as they eliminated Nottingham from the FA Cup, recently defeating Spurs 1-2.

However, when looking only at the matches played at Villa Park in Birmingham, this team looks unstoppable. Right now, Aston Villa has 11 consecutive victories across all competitions, nine of which have featured them netting at least twice.

Aston Villa’s home games are efficient, with 5 of the previous 6 featuring over 2.5 goals. Also, just one in the past 4 haven’t ended with both teams netting.

Everton

The Toffees have only one win in their last 7 games, and they’ve lost the pace they set earlier in the campaign. This team has the quality to be much higher in the standings, yet for the moment, they aren’t living up to it. Their most recent appearance was in the FA Cup this Saturday, when they lost at home to Sunderland after penalties, 1-1 after 90 minutes.

Everton’s defense, and the team as a whole, oscillates too much. When Toffees win, they usually post a clean sheet, and in fact, the previous three triumphs all came without conceding.

When playing away from Goodison, this team relies upon hard defense, and it’s no wonder their previous 8 road games have all ended with under 2.5 goals.

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Aston Villa and Everton Possible Lineups

Aston Villa: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Lindelof, Maatsen; Kamara, Tielemans; McGinn, Rogers, Malen; Watkins

Everton: Pickford; O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko; Iroegbunam, Garner; McNeil, Rohl, Grealish; Barry

Aston Villa vs Everton Head to Head

There was already one game between these two units this season. It ended without goals. Last year, however, Aston Villa was better in both events, winning 3-2 at home and 0-1 on the road.

Aston Villa vs. Everton Predictions

Everton will defend, but the hosts are playing very well at home, so we can’t go against them. Yes, the theory of big numbers suggests they have to stop winning at some point, yet we believe that won’t happen in this case. Everton isn’t in good form at all.

Our verdict: Aston Villa wins