Aston Villa vs Burnley: Premier League preview and betting tips

The Premier League will enter its second half with Aston Villa vs Burnley. The home team will try to break the unfavourable streak of the last few games and the visitors will fight for very important points. The match will be played on December 30th at 16:00.

• Aston Villa still within touching distance of leaders Liverpool
• Burnley have taken 4 points from their last 5 games

Where to watch Aston Villa vs Burnley?

The duel will take place at Villa Park on 30 December, kick-off is scheduled for 16:00.

Aston Villa have failed to win their last 2 games

By winning the match against Arsenal, Aston Villa have consolidated their place among the elite of the competition. Even in the last 2 rounds they were reaching for the top spot. Unfortunately, they didn’t make it to the top in either case. A surprising draw at home against Sheffield was replaced by disappointment at Old Trafford.

Sheffield showed the other teams that when they choose a deep defensive block against Unaie Emery’s team, Aston Villa’s offensive players seemed to not know what to do. The game at Old Trafford was different, with the home team not creating a single chance during the 1st half. However, the home side entered the second act in a completely different way, the Villans were scalding, which led to 3 goals from Alejandro Garnacha, but one was called back for offside. The game was eventually turned around and decided by Rasmus Hojlund.

The team’s top scorer Ollie Watkins, who plays a key role in the team, did not make an impact in either of the aforementioned games. However, Aston Villa are still only 3 points behind leaders Liverpool.

Burnley still in the relegation zone

Although Burnley beat Fulham before Christmas, they are still languishing in the relegation places. The main reason for this is the point gains of other opponents, but mainly the inability to get points in home games. The clear winner of last season’s Championship won 11 points in the current season, but 8 of them came in away games. Draws with Nottingham or Brighton are very valuable, but more valuable are wins at Luton and the aforementioned Fulham.

The biggest impact on the results is the very poor defensive performance, which is the 2nd worst in the whole Premier League, only the last Sheffield can boast a worse defence. At the moment Burnley are 5 points behind Everton, who are defending the last non-relegation position. The team is led by a trio of players – Lyle Foster, Wilson Odobert and Josh Brownhill, all of whom have scored 3 goals and accounted for half of the total number of goals scored by the team.

Aston Villa vs Burnley odds

Betting tip – Aston Villa handicap -1.5

Aston Villa are very likely to get back on a winning streak with this match. Moreover, a bigger win than just a one-goal one can be considered, so a handicap bet of -1.5 is suggested. It is rare for Villans matches to be low scoring and the match should be no exception, so a bet on the number of goals Over 2.5 does not sound bad at all. The home cannonballer Ollie Watkins hasn’t made an impact for quite some time now, he will surely want to rectify that, so it will be him who will most likely lead his team to a win with the first goal of the game.