Aston Villa v Leicester

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Aston Villa had to make do with a point when the west midlands outfit were held to a 2-2 draw at home with Brighton which resulted in the hosts remaining in ninth place in the Premier League table but The Villans hold home advantage once again on Saturday afternoon as Unai Emery's side look to return to winning ways.

Leicester City slumped to a fourth league defeat on the trot in the English top flight last weekend when The Foxes were dealt a 2-0 defeat at home to Manchester City, leaving the east midlands club sitting second from bottom in the table and in the relegation zone.

Despite finding themselves out of the top five places in the Premier League and in ninth place, Aston Villa only trail fifth placed Newcastle United by a three-point margin heading into this weekend's action in the domestic top flight.

Recent performances overall have seen Aston Villa produce a mixed bag of results as the hosts have managed to capture just three wins from their last 11 games which came in the form of victories gained over Brentford 3-1, Southampton 1-0 and Manchester City 2-1 respectively.

The goals market appeals here though as no fewer than 14 out of Aston Villa's 19 league matches have resulted in Over 2.5 goals.

Leicester City find themselves back in relegation trouble as The Foxes sit near the bottom of the Premier League table sitting second from bottom ahead of this tough looking trip to Villa Park on Saturday afternoon.

To make matters worse, Leicester City have slipped to four defeats on the trot in the English top flight which have seen Ruud van Nistelrooij's side suffer losses at the hands of Newcastle United 4-0, Wolves 3-0, Liverpool 3-1 and a 2-0 loss at home to Manchester City.

Results overall this season have been disappointing for the east midlands visitors especially in recent times as The Foxes have managed to collect just one win from their last 11 matches overall, whilst also being dealt eight defeats in the process as well.

Performances away from home at Premier League level have also been extremely poor as Leicester City have managed to pick up just one win in their last 17 outings on the road along with being handed 11 losses as well, but goals also look to have a decent chance here as 14 out of Leicester City's 19 matches to date have also produced three goals or more.

Aston Villa v Leicester City Verdict

Goals have certainly featured in previous exchanges between Aston Villa and Leicester City as five of the last six encounters have resulted in Over 2.5 goals.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.53

Other side bets worth considering:

Aston Villa win & Over 2 goals @ 1.80

Correct Score: Aston Villa 3-1 @ 12.00