Aston Villa vs. Leeds Predictions: Watkins to be amongst the goals at Villa Park

Live on BT Sport, Aston Villa host Leeds United in the Premier League at Villa Park this Wednesday at 8pm. The hosts come into this game off the back of an impressive 1-0 away win over Everton at Goodison Park while the visitors lost to Newcastle United in their last Premier League game before the international break. Gerrard’s men are looking for back-to-back wins for the first time since November and they will have a decent chance of doing that against a Leeds side that have quite a few absences for this clash. Bielsa’s men will be looking to improve their away form having won just one out of their last six games on their travels and will know the importance of a positive result as the other teams around them have strengthened in the January transfer window. Leeds claimed a 3-0 away win the last time they came to Villa Park but I am expecting a much more competitive fixture this time around.

An exciting Wednesday night Premier League clash awaits us and as usual, I have you covered with 2 of my best betting angles for this game included in the preview below.

Team News:

Nakamba, Bertrand Traoré & Leon Bailey are out for Aston Villa.

Junior Firpo, Bamford & Phillips are out for Leeds while Forshaw, Rapinha, Schakleton & Cresswell are doubtful.

Aston Villa possible starting lineup:

Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne; McGinn, Luiz, Ramsey; Buendia, Watkins, Coutinho

Leeds possible starting lineup:

Meslier; Ayling, Llorente, Koch, Dallas; Klich, Forshaw; Raphinha, Rodrigo, Harrison; James

I am expecting this to be an entertaining game with both sides hitting the back of the net. Aston Villa have seen Over 2.5 goals in their last seven out of eight home league games while Leeds have seen Over 2.5 goals in their last five out of six away games. Over 2.5 and BTTS has been a winner in Villa’s last four home league games in a row and with a Leeds side coming up who love to play attacking football, this seems a solid angle @ 21/20 and we will be taking it as our main bet for this Premier League clash for Wednesday night.

Ollie Watkins is Aston Villa’s main goalscoring threat and also their top scorer in the Premier League with five goals to his name. John McGinn is Villa’s 2nd most booked player with five bookings and averages the most fouls (1.7) in the team. Diego Llorente has been booked in his last four out of seven Premier League appearances and is Leeds’ most booked player this season. Combining these three selections gives us a juicy long shot @ 27/1 and I am happy to have a very small 0.25pt stake on that.

Best of luck if you follow these selections. Please always gamble responsibly.