Aston Villa vs Bournemouth Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 16/03/2023, 23:26  by Daniel Ngulu in Premier League Prediction

Said Benrahma’s equalizer for West Ham denied Aston Villa a third straight win in their last outing and but they will be out to bounce back when they host Bournemouth in the next Premier League game. Villa will go into this game placed 11th with 35 points while 18th placed Bournemouth have 24 points. Ollie Watkins scored his fourth goal in five matches as Villa started well against West Ham in their last game but it was soon canceled out through Benrahma’s penalty. A 1-1 draw wasn’t the ending Villa had envisioned having won the earlier two games, and also after scoring twice in two of the earlier three games. However, they will take encouragement from having a three-game unbeaten run going into this clash. Watkins’ form has been a key contributor to the fact that Villa haven't failed to score in their last 15 competitive matches. They however have just three clean sheets in 10 matches and both sides scoring has been a regular occurrence.

Bournemouth have been impressive in their recent matches, and they come into this game straight from a hard-fought, well-deserved 1-0 win at home to Liverpool. Only goal difference is keeping them in the relegation region but with their performance in recent times, it seems just a matter of time before they rise out of the red zone. Before their win over Liverpool, they went close to beating league leaders Arsenal away from home, only losing 3-2 after a late strike from Reiss Nelson. Bournemouth, like Villa, take into this game an impressive scoring run, having netted in each of their last five matches. However, they have scored more than a goal in just one of the eight games while in five of their last 10, they’ve conceded two or more goals. Both sides have scored in three of their last five matches. Away from home, they have one win in 11 matches, losing eight.