Liverpool vs Aston Villa prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-11-08 20:00.
[p]It’s been a perfect few days at Anfield, as Liverpool secured home victories in both the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League (UCL) to sit pretty at the summit of both tables prior to the weekend. Liverpool’s midweek assignment against German champions Bayer Leverkusen saw them run out 4-0 victors, while in the league they beat Brighton 2-1 despite conceding first, registering their 100th come-from-behind victory in the Premier League. [/p]
[p]They bring up another century here with this being the 100th time Aston Villa will visit Anfield in all competitions, and manager Arne Slot will hope to mark the occasion by becoming just the fourth manager to win nine of his first 11 Premier League games in charge. He could do so in style considering Liverpool have scored more league goals against Villa (344) than against any other opponent, and recently that’s paid dividends with five wins in their last six home league H2Hs (D1). [/p]
[p]Villa were neck and neck with their hosts in the UCL table until they succumbed to a 1-0 defeat at Club Brugge, with a strange penalty conceded by Tyrone Mings capping off what’s been a miserable three-game losing streak in three different competitions. In the league they’ve won just one of their last five games too (D3, L1), which culminated in a 4-1 thrashing at the hands of Tottenham.[/p]
[p]That’s hardly the form Unai Emery can leverage in pursuit of a rare victory over Liverpool, a team he’s beaten just once in 11 previous attempts with four different clubs as a manager (D3, L7). Even more worrisome for the travelling fans is their hosts’ league position, since Villa have lost each of their last nine top-flight away games against teams starting the day at the top of the table. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Luis DĂaz should be confident of netting his first goal against Villa here after a midweek hat-trick, and he usually makes his goals count since he’s broken the deadlock in five of his last six goalscoring outings for Liverpool. Villa’s Jhon Durán will be pushing for a rare league start, but his impact off the bench has been tangible since his last six league goals have all come as a substitute, starting with a brace against Liverpool last season. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: There have been less than 3.5 goals in eight of the last 11 H2Hs at Anfield. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou [/i][/p]