Aston Villa vs Leeds: predictions and betting tips on the English Premier League match on January 13, 2023
On January 13, Villa Park (Birmingham) will host the match of the 20th round of the English Premier League, in which Aston Villa will compete with Leeds. The battle will start at 21:00 CET.
Aston Villa
The club, having a weak start, called Gerrard in the midst of the previous championship. And Steven completed his minimum task, not allowing the team to plunge deeply into the struggle for survival. But it was not possible to reach higher goals under his rule, and this fact resulted in the disappointment of the English specialist by the middle of autumn. Birmingham fans always want bright success, and for this very reason the management invited an experienced coach, Unai Emery. The Spanish mentor has, among other merits, not very successful but experience in the Premier League. Having come back, he immediately, in November, was able to win in the struggles against Manchester United and Brighton. And in the winter, Tottenham was beaten with a confident 2-0 score. Still, there were failures, which include not only the defeat in the battle with Liverpool, but also a draw in the match against Wolverhampton. Those were “the Wolves” who had to come back in their home game. Even in the FA Cup match with Stevenage, the team had to spend a lot of energy.
Leeds
The club is known as one of the most popular all over England. But only Marcelo Bielsa, not on the first trial, was able to promote “the Whites” to the Premier League. The Argentine specialist used to work here for a year and a half: after a successful first season, he was not forgiven for more than unstable second one. In order not “to slide” into the Championship, El Loco was replaced by Jesse Marsh. And the American mentor, who failed at RB Leipzig, did his best. At the same time, there is no dramatic progress, and even now there is a struggle for survival. In the new season of the Premier League, the team won only four times in 17 matches and, as a result, got 17 points. There are no wins in winter. Still, after a 1-3 defeat in the battle with Manchester City, the team was able to reach a couple of draws. First, a hard 0-0 score in the game against Newcastle, which is one of the leaders in the standings, then against West Ham, where, on the contrary, there was a shoot-out with a final 2-2 result.
The statistics of head-to-head matches
Aston Villa has not lost for 4 previous head-to-head matches in a row. It alternates its wins and draws. The October game at Elland Road ended with a 0-0 score.
Predictions
Bookmakers consider the host of the arena to be the favourite of the battle. Taking into account the current state of things, we agree – Aston Villa, led by Unai Emery, has to defeat “the Peacocks” in Birmingham (odd: 1.93).