Burnley vs Aston Villa Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 24/01/2021, 21:44  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 25/01/2021 at 01:13 in Premier League Predictions

Burnley spent the first half of the season as a favorite for relegation but they have been making big steps towards staying up. They will be looking to keep rising when they host Aston Villa in their next league game. Going to the clash, Burnley have 19 points and are 15th in the standings, while Villa have 29 points and in eighth place. The hosts head to the game straight from a 3-0 win over Fulham in the FA Cup and having beaten Liverpool 1-0 earlier. Keeping two straight clean sheets highlights the team’s improvement in defence and they haven’t conceded more than a goal in a game in the last 11. Actually, in the last 15 matches, the only times they have conceded two or more have been against Manchester City and Chelsea. On the flip side, they are also not the best scorers to bet on, having scored more than a goal in just two of the last 15 matches. There has been some consistency though in their attack, and heading here they have scored in six of the last 10 matches. With a defence that doesn’t concede a lot, and an attack that isn’t scoring much, eight of the last 10 league matches involving Burnley have produced under 2.5 goals. At home, in the league, they have three wins and a loss in the last five.

Aston Villa did not have FA Cup engagements over the weekend; they beat Newcastle United 2-0 in their league encounter, ending a run of three straight losses. The win also marked the first time in five matches that Villa managed a clean sheet. They have conceded two or more goals in three of their last four matches and have failed to score in two of their last 10 matches. In the last five matches in the league, Villa have managed two wins and two clean sheets; in that run, they have lost to Manchester City and Manchester United. Away from home, they are winless in three straight league matches.