Burnley v Aston Villa

Burnley vs Aston Villa Preview

Burnley will play only their second league game of this new Premier League season on Sunday afternoon when they play host to Aston Villa at Turf Moor and the hosts will finally get a chance to redeem themselves after losing their opening match of the season.

Burnley were handed a 3-0 defeat to Manchester City at home in their opening fixture of this new campaign and although The Clarets were lined up to play Luton Town in their following game, the match was postponed due to Luton Town's ground, Kenilworth Road, needing extensive improvements ready for this Premier League season.

Having played just one match, Burnley manager, Vincent Kompany has had a lot of time on the training ground with his squad but the downside is that the hosts perhaps lack competitive match fitness which could play a part in this upcoming fixture against Aston Villa, particularly towards the latter part of the game.

Burnley have also struggled in previous encounters against Aston Villa as the hosts have managed to capture just one win from the previous six meetings with The Villains, and despite holding home advantage on Sunday, this could be another tough task for the home side.

Aston Villa will be brimming with confidence following Wednesday night's comprehensive 5-0 win away from home at Hibernian in Edinburgh in the Europa Conference League play-off which places the west midlands club in a strong position to progress through to the group stage of that competition.

It wasn't a great start for Aston Villa in this season's Premier League campaign as Unai Emery's side were subjected to a heavy 5-1 thrashing by Newcastle United on the opening day of the season away from home at St James' Park but the west midlands club bounced back in impressive fashion in their following game.

A resounding 4-0 victory over Everton at Villa Park saw Unai Emery's side get themselves off the mark in this season's top flight campaign and having also secured that vital 1st leg win at Easter Road against Hibernian, this means Aston Villa have now scored nine goals in their last two matches which should set them up nicely for this upcoming trip to Lancashire to face Burnley.

Burnley v Aston Villa Verdict

Burnley find themselves at a distinct disadvantage ahead of this Sunday's clash as the hosts have managed to play only one competitive fixture so far in this season's campaign and this could come back and bite them (through no fault of their own) when they take on a confident and in-form Aston Villa outfit on Sunday.

In addition, Burnley have only managed one win in their previous six meetings against the west midlands visitors and another tough afternoon beckons for the hosts here.

Therefore, our main bet will be Aston Villa win @ 2.10

Other side bets worth considering:

Aston Villa win & Under 2.5 goals @ 5.00

Correct score: Aston Villa 2-0 @ 12.00