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Sheffield Utd vs Aston Villa Prediction & Betting tips
Sheffield United and Aston Villa both promoted to the Premier League last season. On Saturday afternoon, these two teams will meet on Bramall Lane, the oldest paid football stadium in the world.
Sheffield United:
Chris Wilder is all well on the ride at Sheffield United. The Blades finished in second place in the Championship last season and therefore promoted to the Premier League. The expectation was that Sheffield United would face a very difficult season, but for the time being it appears to be true. Sheffield United is neatly in eighth place and – although based on the goal difference – is even higher than a club like Arsenal. The question is of course whether Sheffield United will be able to perform as consistently over the entire season as The Blades has done in recent months.
The fact is that Sheffield United lost only one of the last nine games. The Blades lost 0-2 to Newcastle United last Thursday at home, but managed to recover three days later immediately by visiting fellow PhD student Norwich City. On Carrow Road, Sheffield United won 1-2 against Norwich City by goals from Enda Stevens and George Baldock, both defenders by profession. Lys Mousset was replaced in the game against Norwich City due to an injury, but seems to be sufficiently recovered for the encounter with Aston Villa. This means that Wilder has a fit group at its disposal, which is pure luxury in the busy December month.
Aston Villa:
Aston Villa misses four players in the duel with Sheffield United and The Villans also miss a lot of points compared to Sheffield United. Dean Smith is in seventeenth place in the Premier League with Villa and Aston Villa is only on the basis of the goal difference above the relegation line. Southampton, which stands eighteenth, has a goal balance of -17 and Aston Villa is doing a lot better with a goal balance of -5.
Last season, Aston Villa also played twice against Sheffield United and in the last encounters, The Villans managed to fight back from a 0-3 deficit to a 3-3 draw. On Bramall Lane, Aston Villa fell sharply last season: 4-1. Aston Villa also had to score four goals last weekend when Leicester City was the opponent at Villa Park, as that game also ended in a 1-4 loss for The Villans. The Smith team has now lost four of the last six Premier League games and can use it again. Next week, Aston Villa will play Southampton in-house, but it will first be Saturday before the game at Sheffield United and next Tuesday, Liverpool will be the opponent in the Carabao Cup.
Sheffield Utd vs Aston Villa head to head matches
08.02.19 CHA Aston Villa Sheffield Utd 3 : 3
01.09.18 CHA Sheffield Utd Aston Villa 4 : 1
30.01.18 CHA Sheffield Utd Aston Villa 0 : 1
23.12.17 CHA Aston Villa Sheffield Utd 2 : 2
04.01.14 FAC Aston Villa Sheffield Utd 1 : 2