Aston Villa vs Leicester City Match Preview And Prediction 05/12/2021
The penultimate fixture in the English Premier League this weekend takes place on Sunday afternoon as Aston Villa welcome Leicester City to Villa Park.
This is a meeting between Steven Gerrard, the former captain of Liverpool and Brendan Rodgers, who was his manager at Anfield. Aston Villa begin the weekend in 13th place on 16 points while Leicester City are in 10th place on 19 points.
Aston Villa come into the match having lost 2-1 at home against Manchester City in the Premier League on Wednesday night. Aston Villa found themselves 2-0 down at the interval but managed to get a goal back early in the second half to give themselves a chance but could not find the equalising goal.
The defeat came as a bit of a setback for Gerrard, who has started promisingly at Villa Park with 2 wins. The first victory came at home against Brighton and the second was away against Crystal Palace.
Trends show Aston Villa have scored at least 1 goal in their 8 most recent home fixtures in all competitions. They have also conceded 2 or more goals in 3 of their last 4 league games on home soil.
However, they are the only 2 wins for Aston Villa in their last 8 Premier League matches, with the other 6 games all ending in defeat. Form at home in the Premier League shows just one win in their last 4 and Aston Villa have been defeated by Wolverhampton Wanderers, West Ham United, and Manchester City.
Leicester City make the short trip to Villa Park having picked up a point in a 2-2 draw at Southampton on Wednesday night. That result means Leicester City are undefeated in their last 3 games in all competitions and have lost only one of their 6 most recent matches.
However, The Foxes have been struggling to pick up victories in the Premier League and they have recorded just one win from their last 5 league matches. The win came at home against Watford and although Leicester City are undefeated in their last 4 away Premier League games, they have managed only one win in their last 5 on the road. Trends show in Leicester City's last 14 away Premier League games both teams have scored.
Looking ahead to the team news and Aston Villa have Trezeguet back in training but Matthew Targett, Leon Bailey, Danny Ings, and Bertrand Traore are struggling with injury.
Leicester City are without the injured trio of Ricardo Pereira, Youri Tielemans, and Wesley Fofana. James Justin is back in training following a long term knee injury.
PREDICTION: I FANCY BOTH TEAMS FINDING THE BACK OF THE NET AND LEICESTER CITY TO COME OUT TOP.
