Aston Villa vs Tottenham prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2025-05-15 18:30.
[p]With their last two fixtures of the season coming against opponents devoting their coming days to the UEFA Europa League final, Aston Villa could have a fantastic opportunity to push for a second consecutive UEFA Champions League appearance. Villa can claim to be the form club of the competition as the only team to have won eight matches from the last ten Premier League rounds (L2), with both defeats taking place on the road. [/p]
[p]There’s every chance they can keep building on that solid recent form against Tottenham, especially as they’re unbeaten in their last 17 Premier League home games (W10, D7) since losing to Arsenal back in August. It’s often been sheer firepower that’s helped them along the way, since their 1-0 win over Fulham in their last Villa Park outing secured just their third home league clean sheet of the season. [/p]
[p]Before Arsenal won on this ground in August, Spurs were the last side to leave Villa Park victorious in a Premier League game, with their 4-0 win in this corresponding fixture last season one of few high points in Ange Postecoglou’s reign. Such victories must seem a world away for Spurs fans, who see their side languishing 17th in the Premier League having lost an eye-watering 20 league games this term (W11, D5).[/p]
[p]That’s the most defeats Spurs have ever suffered in a single Premier League season, and defeat in their last two league games would equal a club record for the most losses ever suffered in a league campaign. Squad rotation ahead of the upcoming Europa League final could push Spurs nearer that ignominy, not least because they’ve lost 11 of their 13 league games this term against the current top seven (W2) and have also been defeated in four of their last five Premier League road trips (D1). [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Ollie Watkins became Aston Villa’s leading Premier League goalscorer (75) when he scored the winner at Bournemouth, the fourth time in Villa’s last eight league games that he gave them a 1-0 lead. Mathys Tel scored his first competitive goal for Tottenham during their 2-1 FA Cup loss to Aston Villa, with all three of his Spurs goals arriving after the break.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Eight of the last nine competitive H2Hs produced over 2.5 total goals.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Aaron Murphy[/i][/p]