Aston Villa vs Tottenham Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 11/05/2023, 00:20  by Daniel Ngulu in Premier League Predictions

A mouthwatering clash between two European football hopefuls will take place on Saturday in the English Premier League when Aston Villa host Tottenham Hotspur in the 36th round of matches. Eighth placed Villa are three points adrift of Tottenham who are sixth going into this game. This season’s European picture will see seven teams qualify for Europe by way of league placing and with three matches left to play, these two teams will have to be at their best so as not to miss out. Villa have lost some ground in their pursuit of European football in recent weeks and cannot afford much more here, against a direct competitor. Unai Emery’s charges have lost their last two matches against Manchester United and Wolves, both by similar 1-0 scorelines, which has seen them drop out of the top seven. They currently have 54 points which is one point behind Brighton in seventh. The Villans will be relieved to be returning home for this round after back-to-back away matches. At home, they have won five matches on the trot and considering that they won the reverse fixture against Spurs earlier in the season, they will be confident of victory here.

Tottenham Hotspur have regressed in recent weeks but they come to this match on the back of a morale-boosting 1-0 win over Crystal Palace at home. That win ended a four-match run without victory for Ryan Mason’s charges with three of those games ending in defeat. This run has seen them drop out of the Champions League places and at 57 points, trail fourth placed Manchester United by six, despite having played a game more. going by their current run, it may require Spurs to focus more on securing a place in the Europa League by finishing fifth. Spurs’ struggles have largely been down to their woeful away form. They come to this match without a win in their last eight away matches across all competitions and suffered a disappointing 4-3 loss to Liverpool in their last away match. They have conceded nine goals in their last two away matches with six of those coming in a 6-1 humiliation at Newcastle United. Despite losing at home to Villa earlier in the season, Spurs have won four straight away matches in this fixture and will be hoping to extend this run and strengthen their hopes for Europe.