Aston Villa vs Leicester Prediction & Match Preview

Aston Villa vs Leicester
England – Premier League
Date: Sunday, 8 December 2019
Kick-off at 14:00 UK / 15:00 CET
Venue: Villa Park (Birmingham).

Leicester City have been merciless to their foes so far, both at home and on the road. Which, is why Aston Villa will have to have their fingers crossed in this one, as Leicester are likely to be too hot to handle for the hosts this week.

Aston Villa vs Leicester Head to head (h2h)

• Their last clash finished in a 1-1 tie.
• Both teams have found the back of the net together in four of their past five meetings.
• Three out of their previous five fixtures have featured over 2.5 goals on the charts.
• None of their past ten encounters have ended as a stalemate.
• Leicester have registered a win twice in their previous five matchups. (W-2, D-1, L-2)

Aston Villa vs Leicester Prediction

Aston Villa have been sweating it out on the pitch for the past few weeks and have just one win to boast of from their past six games in the Premier League. To their defense, four of those matchups were against sides that finished in the top six last time around.

The hosts have not been faring well in their campaign as a whole either though, and are currently just a point shy of falling into the relegation zone.

On the other hand, Leicester City have certainly hit the ground running. Their last clash at home saw them pull off a comfortable 2-0 win over Watford, prior to which they took down Everton with a 2-1 scoreline.

It is also worth mentioning that the Foxes have been absolutely lethal even in their outings. They have been putting nothing but their best foot forward in their last three trips on the road, and have stumbled just twice in their last seven as well.

In sharp contrast, Aston Villa have dropped points in half of their previous six games at Villa Park. Given the dominant form that Leicester are on, the hosts are the underdogs to salvage even a point in this one.

Nevertheless, the visitors are in for a tough set of ninety minutes this week. The home side have admitted defeat just once in their last five PL games here.

Moreover, the hosts have found the back of the net ten times from their clashes on home soil as well. Taking into account that the Foxes have not kept a clean sheet in any of their past three trips here, count on Aston Villa to bag no more than a consolation goal come Sunday.

Aston Villa vs Leicester Betting tips

• Leicester to win @ 1.80 (4/5)

• Both teams to score @ 1.60 (3/5).