Aston Villa vs Fulham betting tips: Preview, predictions & odds

By Stephen Drennan Published: April 2, 2021 7:08 pm
Last Updated: April 2, 2021 7:17 pm

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Watkins, Ollie

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Loftus-Cheek, Ruben
Maja, Josh

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Lemina, Mario
Onomah, Joshua

Trezeguet

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Trezeguet

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Luiz, Douglas
Ramsey, Jacob

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Reid, Bobby

Sanson, Morgan
Davis, Keinan

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El Ghazi, Anwar
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Mitrovic, Aleksandar

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Lookman, Ademola
Cavaleiro, Ivan

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Andersen, Joachim

Luiz, Douglas

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Starting lineup

Martinez, Emilano26

Cash, Matty2

Konsa, Ezri4

Mings, Tyrone5

Targett, Matt18

Traore, Bertrand15

McGinn, John7

Luiz, Douglas6

Sanson, Morgan25

El Ghazi, Anwar21

Watkins, Ollie11

1Areola, Alphonse

2Tete, Kenny

16Adarabioyo, Tosin

5Andersen, Joachim

34Aina, Ola

14Reid, Bobby

15Loftus-Cheek, Ruben

18Lemina, Mario

21Reed, Harrison

19Lookman, Ademola

9Mitrovic, Aleksandar

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Heaton, Tom1

Elmohamady, Ahmed27

Engels, Bjorn22

Taylor, Neil3

Trezeguet17

Ramsey, Jacob41

Barkley, Ross20

Nakamba, Marvelous19

Davis, Keinan39

31Fabri

23Bryan, Joe

13Ream, Tim

30Kongolo, Terence

33Robinson, Antonee

25Onomah, Joshua

29Zambo Anguissa, Andre-Frank

27Maja, Josh

17Cavaleiro, Ivan

Aston Villa vs Fulham betting tips

This article covers Aston Villa vs Fulham betting tips and predictions, and these are the betting odds.

o – Aston Villa 5/4

o – Draw 23/10

o – Fulham 23/10

Note: All odds mentioned in this article are correct at the time of publishing and are subject to change.

WHICHFORD, ENGLAND – APRIL 17: Nike Premier League Strike Football photographed on April 23, 2020 in Whichford, Warwickshire, United Kingdom. No Premier League matches have been played since March 9th due to the Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo by VISIONHAUS)

Aston Villa vs Fulham: Match details

Match: Aston Villa vs Fulham

Competition: Premier League

Date: April 4, 2021

Kick-off time: 4:30 pm, April 4, 2021 (UK time)

Stadium: Villa Park

LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 26: Ryan Fredericks of Fulham celebrates with Marcus Bettinelli of Fulham following their sides victory in the Sky Bet Championship Play Off Final between Aston Villa and Fulham at Wembley Stadium on May 26, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Betting prediction: Aston Villa 2 – 0 Fulham

The Villans welcome Fulham to Villa Park in Birmingham on Sunday for this Premier League match.

All of the previous 4 matches in this head-to-head have been away from Villa Park; 3 matches at Craven Cottage and the 2018 Playoff Final at Wembley Stadium.

It is a fixture that tends to favour the home side, with just 4 away wins in 27 Premier League matches in this head-to-head.

Aston Villa’s 0-3 away win at Craven Cottage when these sides met back in September ended a run of 6 consecutive home wins in this head-to-head.

Villa have the slight advantage in this head-to-head with 14 wins to Fulham’s 13 in all competitions. However, when looking only at matches at Villa Park, Villa dominates with 10 wins to 2.

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 28: John McGinn of Aston Villa is seen during the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Burnley FC at Villa Park on September 28, 2019 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Aston Villa vs Fulham: Recommended bets

101 Great Goals’ prediction of Aston Villa 2 – 0 Fulham is available at odds of 10/1.

Aston Villa’s last home victory over Fulham came back in the Championship in October 2017 by a scoreline of 2-1. A repeat of this score on Sunday is available at odds of 9/1.

The last Premier League match in this head-to-head at Villa Park was won 1-2 by Fulham back in December 2013. You can back them at 12/1 for the same scoreline here on Sunday.

Aston Villa vs Fulham in the Premier League is often a low scoring game with 8 of the last 11 matches being under 2.5 goals games. You can back another low scoring game here on Sunday with odds of 4/6 on for under 2.5 goals.

Jack Grealish scored the opening and ultimately winning goal when these sides met back in September. Sunday will be his first game back after a shin injury and Villa fans will be hoping he can come back with a bang. The England international is 15/2 to score the game’s opener once again on Sunday. Or 11/4 to bag a goal at any time during the game against Fulham.

LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 04: Ivan Cavaleiro of Fulham during the FA Cup Third Round match between Fulham FC and Aston Villa at Craven Cottage on January 04, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Aston Villa vs Fulham: What are the betting odds?

Home advantage has proved crucial through the years in the Villa vs Fulham head-to-head. Villa are the 5/4 favourites to end the run of their last 3 league games without a win at Villa Park on Sunday.

Fulham are unbeaten in their last 9 away matches, which includes impressive wins at both Everton and Liverpool. However, their record at Villa Park isn’t great, with just 1 Premier League win here in 13 visits. They are the 23/10 underdogs for the win here on Sunday.

A draw has proven to be the most common outcome between these sides in the Premier League, with 11 draws from 27 matches. However, there hasn’t been a draw between these sides in the last 9 matches in all competitions. Odds of 23/10 are available if you think a draw is overdue in this fixture.

Aston Villa vs Fulham – recent form and head to head statistics

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – MARCH 10: Jack Grealish of Aston Villa celebrates after scoring his sides first goal during the Sky Bet Championship match between Birmingham City v Aston Villa at St Andrew’s Trillion Trophy Stadium on March 10, 2019 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)

Aston Villa vs Fulham: Match preview

Villa will be delighted to have Jack Grealish back on Sunday. The 25-year-old winger, who received his first England cap earlier in September, has been the key player in their push to upset the usual top sides and snatch a European qualification place.

Grealish has scored or assisted 16 of Villa’s 39 Premier League goals this season, which is 3 more than any other player at the club. Their points per game (PPG) nearly halved from 1.64 PPG to just 0.83 PPG during the last 6 matches when he was out injured. As a result, Villa have fallen from 8th in the league and just 4 points behind the 4th Champions League place to 10th and 10 points adrift of Chelsea in 4th.

The Villans managed to pick up just 5 points from 6 games without their talismanic forward. Goalscoring without his creativity is proving a particular problem, with only 1 goal in the last 4 matches. This despite 3 of those 4 matches coming against sides in the bottom 7 for goals conceded this season.

It is a problem his manager is all too aware of, which was clear from his comments when asked about Jack in the pre-match press conference on Thursday.

“He’s joined in and his first session, I must admit, he was very, very good. It was mouth-watering to see what we’ve been missing a little bit, you sometimes forget how good he actually is until he comes back into training.”
– Dean Smith, Aston Villa Manager

Of course, Fulham will be doing everything in their power to prevent Grealish having an impact on the match. Aside from Manchester City, they are improving in their defensive performances, with 7 of their last 8 matches all falling below the season average for expected goals allowed.

This is also reflected in terms of the goals conceded, having conceded just 7 goals in their last 9 games; an average of 0.78 goals against per match. This is almost half the 1.48 goals against they were averaging over the 21 games prior. It also noted that 6 of their 9 clean sheets this season came in the last 10 weeks.

Aston Villa’s Wesley (centre) celebrates scoring his side’s first goal of the game with Trezeguet (left) and John McGinn during the Premier League match at Villa Park, Birmingham. (Photo by Nick Potts/PA Images via Getty Images)

Aston Villa team news vs Fulham

Wesley hasn’t featured for Villa since suffering a ruptured ACL on New Year’s Day 2020. He is now back in full training but having not played in over 15 months, he has been rebuilding his fitness in friendlies organised by the club during the international break. He isn’t expected to feature in the Premier League until he can get a few more friendlies under his belt.

Kortney Hause is another long-term injured player nearing a return. He has missed all but 4 games this season due to groin and more recently ankle injuries. Having not kicked a ball since New Years Day 2021, he will likely be eased back into things by Villa.

Jack Grealish has also missed Villa’s last 6 matches due to a shin injury. Dean Smith confirmed during the week that he is expected to return against Fulham and looks likely to start the match.

Ahmed Elmohamady, Ross Barkley, Marvelous Nakamba and Anwar El Ghazi are the Villa players most likely to benefit from any changes Dean Smith makes to the side that lost 0-2 to Spurs before the international break.

Tom Cairney during the Sky Bet Championship Play Off Final between Aston Villa and Fulham at Wembley Stadium on May 26, 2018 in London, England.

Fulham team news vs Aston Villa

Kevin McDonald has put his footballing career on hold to have a kidney transplant. The 32-year-old revealed earlier this season that he has been suffering from chronic kidney disease his entire career. As a result, he hasn’t been included in their 25-man Premier League squad.

Alfie Mawson remains on the long-term injury list for Fulham due to a ruptured cruciate ligament. It is unlikely we see him in the 2020/21 campaign.

Tom Cairney hasn’t played for Fulham since the 1-1 with Newcastle just before Christmas. Scott Parker seemed to suggest he may not return this season when asked about Cairney recently.
“It’s week-by-week, it’s an ongoing issue to manage the pain. It’s proving to be a tricky one and time is against him with nine games to go.”

Fulham’s backup goalkeeper, Marek Rodak, picked up a finger injury in training causing him to miss the last 5 squads. Fabri will continue on the bench in place of him should he not make it back for this one.

Bobby De Cordova-Reid has missed the last 2 matches due to injury. However, the international break came at a good time for him and he will likely be available from the bench on Sunday.

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