West Ham United - Aston Villa predictions and free betting tips [17/03/2024]
Today as part of the 29th round of the Premier League, West Ham will be hosting Aston Villa at their home ground. Both teams secured resounding victories in the European competitions last Thursday: the 'Hammers' dealt with 'Freiburg' in the Europa League, while Unai Emery's proteges sailed past 'Ajax' in the Conference League.
Predicted Line-ups
West Ham: Areola; Coufal, Zouma, Mavropanos, Emerson; Alvarez, Ward-Prowse; Kudus, Paqueta, Bowen; Ings.
Aston Villa: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Lenglet, Digne; Rodgers, Tielemans, Luiz, Bailey; Diabi, Duran.
West Ham
Holding the 7th position in the Premier League table and trailing the top six by 4 points, West Ham hopes to finish in the European cups zone this season. The London club recently went through a rough patch, spending six rounds without a win in the championship (three draws and three defeats). However, in recent weeks, the hosts' results have improved: they defeated both Brentford (4:2) and Everton (1:3). Last weekend, David Moyes's lads couldn't get the better of relegation-threatened Burnley (2:2), but this Thursday, they advanced to the quarter-finals of the Europa League, thrashing Freiburg 5:0, thanks to Mohammed Kudus's two strikes, goals from Lucas Paqueta, Jarrod Bowen, and Aaron Cresswell. Thus, West Ham netted 11 goals in three recent matches at London Stadium, and the sole defeat in the past 14 home games was a 0:6 debacle against Arsenal.
The hosts will still be without winger Maxwell Corne, who is in the infirmary. Additionally, there's doubt about left-back Emerson's participation. Clearly, the London team's attack will be led by Brazilian playmaker Lucas Paqueta (3 goals and 5 assists) this Sunday; he'll be assisted on the flanks by Kudus (6 goals, 3 assists) and Bowen (14 goals, 3 assists). The limited recovery time after the Europa League game should benefit Ben Johnson, Nayef Aguerd, Danny Ings, and Calvin Phillips, though the latter was left out of the England squad by Gareth Southgate, who admitted the midfielder simply hasn't been good enough recently.
Aston Villa
Aston Villa has impressed observers this season and is entering the battle for a place in the next season's Champions League. The Birmingham squad currently sits fourth in the Premier League table, having a game in hand and being 2 points ahead of fifth-placed Tottenham. Last weekend, Unai Emery's wards fell apart at home against Spurs (0:4), thereby breaking a streak of three consecutive wins (over Fulham, Nottingham Forest, and Luton Town). Last week, Aston Villa thrashed Ajax(4:0), advancing to the quarter-finals of the Conference League. Before Ollie Watkins was substituted due to injury, he had opened the scoring in the first half. Leon Bailey, Ikhona Duran, and Moussa Diaby, who was just called up to the French squad for the first time in 12 months, also scored.
For the guests, the jaunt to the capital will be backed by three wins in their last three Premier League away games, and they remain unbeaten on the road in all competitions in 2022. Aston Villa’s captain Mings, midfielders Kamara and Buendia will all miss out due to injuries once again. In addition, questions arise about the fitness of midfielder Ramsey and defensive midfielder McGinn will be suspended due to a red card he received last weekend. Good news though: Ezri Konsa is back in action after suspension, as is Nicolo Zaniolo. Aston Villa's attacking power lies chiefly with Ollie Watkins (16 goals, 10 assists), assisted on the flanks by Leon Bailey (8 goals, 8 assists) and Moussa Diaby (4 goals, 5 assists).
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A 4:1 victory over West Ham in October put an end to a 10-match streak without a win against the Londoners for Villa.
Predictions for the West Ham - Aston Villa match
Unai Emery’s men look to cement their place in the top four, and they can't afford to stumble this weekend - Tottenham trails by merely two points with a game in hand. The hosts are also motivated by the battle for a European spot, and they've suffered just one defeat at home since the end of October. I'll risk backing a draw.
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| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | G | PTS | |
| 1 | Liverpool | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 26:8 | 34 | |
| 2 | Arsenal | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 26:14 | 25 | |
| 3 | Chelsea | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 26:14 | 25 | |
| 4 | Brighton | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22:17 | 23 | |
| 5 | Manchester City | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 22:19 | 23 | |
| 6 | Nottingham | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16:13 | 22 | |
| 7 | Tottenham | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 28:14 | 20 | |
| 8 | Brentford | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 26:23 | 20 | |
| 9 | Manchester Utd | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17:13 | 19 | |
| 10 | Fulham | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18:18 | 19 | |
| 11 | Newcastle | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14:14 | 19 | |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 19:22 | 19 | |
| 13 | Bournemouth | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 20:19 | 18 | |
| 14 | West Ham | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 17:24 | 15 | |
| 15 | Everton | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -11 | 10:21 | 11 | |
| 16 | Leicester | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -11 | 16:27 | 10 | |
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -7 | 11:18 | 9 | |
| 18 | Wolves | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 22:32 | 9 | |
| 19 | Ipswich | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -11 | 13:24 | 9 | |
| 20 | Southampton | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | -15 | 10:25 | 5 | |
| 1 | Brentford | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:12 | 19 | |
| 2 | Liverpool | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:3 | 18 | |
| 3 | Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:6 | 14 | |
| 4 | Brighton | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12:9 | 13 | |
| 5 | Manchester City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:10 | 13 | |
| 6 | Tottenham | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17:7 | 13 | |
| 7 | Manchester Utd | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11:8 | 13 | |
| 8 | Chelsea | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12:8 | 12 | |
| 9 | Nottingham | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8:6 | 11 | |
| 10 | Fulham | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10:11 | 10 | |
| 11 | Newcastle | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5:5 | 10 | |
| 12 | Bournemouth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9:6 | 10 | |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9:8 | 9 | |
| 14 | West Ham | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10:15 | 7 | |
| 15 | Everton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5:8 | 6 | |
| 16 | Crystal Palace | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4:8 | 6 | |
| 17 | Leicester | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6:9 | 5 | |
| 18 | Wolves | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11:18 | 4 | |
| 19 | Ipswich | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5:9 | 4 | |
| 20 | Southampton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6:11 | 4 | |
| 1 | Liverpool | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:5 | 16 | |
| 2 | Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:6 | 13 | |
| 3 | Arsenal | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11:8 | 11 | |
| 4 | Nottingham | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8:7 | 11 | |
| 5 | Brighton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10:8 | 10 | |
| 6 | Manchester City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10:9 | 10 | |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10:14 | 10 | |
| 8 | Fulham | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8:7 | 9 | |
| 9 | Newcastle | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9:9 | 9 | |
| 10 | Bournemouth | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11:13 | 8 | |
| 11 | West Ham | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7:9 | 8 | |
| 12 | Tottenham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11:7 | 7 | |
| 13 | Manchester Utd | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6:5 | 6 | |
| 14 | Everton | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5:13 | 5 | |
| 15 | Leicester | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10:18 | 5 | |
| 16 | Wolves | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11:14 | 5 | |
| 17 | Ipswich | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8:15 | 5 | |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7:10 | 3 | |
| 19 | Brentford | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4:11 | 1 | |
| 20 | Southampton | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4:14 | 1 |
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