Aston Villa v Ipswich

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Aston Villa came off second-best in their recent west midlands clash against Wolves as The Villans were handed a 2-0 defeat away from home at Molineux which came off the back of two draws on the trot with the likes of Arsenal and West Ham respectively, but the upcoming hosts now have a golden opportunity to return to winning ways on Saturday afternoon when they entertain lowly Ipswich Town.

Ipswich Town slumped to a fourth defeat on the trot last time out in the Premier League when the Tractor Boys suffered a potentially damaging 2-1 loss at home to fellow relegation candidates Southampton which has left the Suffolk visitors sitting second from bottom in the English top flight table.

Following a three-game winless run in the Premier League, Aston Villa now occupy eighth place in the top flight standings and four points adrift of Manchester City and the top five pack but the west midlands hosts know they have a great chance of picking up a valuable three points here this Saturday.

Since failing to win a game in a five-match period from towards the end of October through to early December, Aston Villa have slipped to just three defeats within their subsequent 11 matches which also includes picking up five wins in the process.

Ipswich Town face another tough afternoon at the office in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon having previously slipped to four defeats on the trot in the domestic top flight which consists of losses incurred at the hands of Brighton 2-0, Manchester City 6-0, Liverpool 4-1 and Southampton 2-1 respectively.

Despite sitting second from bottom in the Premier League table though along with having managed to capture just three wins throughout this season's top flight campaign, Ipswich Town still only find themselves three points adrift of fourth from bottom Wolves and potential safety.

However, this upcoming trip to the west midlands to face Aston Villa at Villa Park will nevertheless be a daunting prospect for Kieran McKenna's side especially as the Tractor Boys have slipped to six defeats within their 11 outings on the road so far this season, while six of Ipswich Town's last 10 away games have also resulted in Over 2.5 goals.

Aston Villa v Ipswich Town Verdict

Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last 11 home games at Villa Park and having collected six wins within this period, the west midlands outfit look set for all three points here, while goals also look likely as six out of Villa's last 10 home games have also resulted in Over 2.5 goals.

Despite having failed to win any of their last three games, anything other than a win for Aston Villa here would be something of a shock while there should be a few goals as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.61

Other side bets worth considering:

Aston Villa win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.00

Correct Score: Aston Villa 3-0 @ 11.00