Will Burnley score in the relegation battle?
Before the big showdown next weekend and the final matchday of the English Premier League is played, there are still the catch-up games to be played this week. Among others, Aston Villa receives Burnley Football Club in a duel from the eighteenth matchday. Especially for the visitors, this match is still of great importance.
Currently, the Wine Reds are placed in a relegation spot, but can take a big step towards staying in the relegation zone with a three-pointer on Thursday night. With Watford FC and Norwich City, two relegation spots are already set. The team that will accompany them to the Championship League will be decided in a three-way battle between Everton, Leeds United and Burnley. Even a share of the points will be enough for the Clarets to move past the Whites.
The hosts go into the clash without much pressure. The Villans have stayed in a safe mid-table position throughout the season, a respectful distance from the bottom of the table. In the last few weeks, the home side’s form has shown a clear upward trend and they have lost only one of their last five games. With a win in this game, the chances of finishing the season in the top half of the table will open up again. Kick-off at Villa Park on Thursday is at 21:00.
Aston Villa – Statistics & current form
Aston Villa are one of the founding members of the current Premier League. After relegation in 2016, it took three years for the Villans to make a return to England’s top flight. The goal of re-establishing themselves here now seems to have been achieved so far, and a secure place in the table will be the bottom line again this season.
From the first 36 games of this season, the wine-red and sky-blue team has picked up thirteen wins and five draws, giving them a total of 44 points. Aston Villa are currently in fourteenth place, a comfortable ten points ahead of their opponents. The gap to a top-10 place is only four points and can be decisively reduced by a win in the catch-up game.
The offense has netted 49 times so far. The Villans’ top scorer is Ollie Watkins, who has scored eleven times. The defensive record is to be classified accordingly. The 50 goals conceded are the tenth best in the Premier League.
Aston Villa with only six home wins
Aston Villa rarely impressed at home to Villa Park. Only half of the 44 points achieved were taken here and only six of the eighteen games played were won. Coach Steve Gerrard’s team certainly still has a lot of potential to improve. The aim is to improve their record directly on Thursday. In the match between Aston Villa and Burnley, betting on the home side is rewarded with odds of 2.05.
The form curve is pointing upwards
After four defeats in a row in March and April, things have been much better in recent weeks. Only one of the last five games was lost. Against Liverpool it was a narrow 1:2 defeat. On the other hand, they scored at Leicester (0-0) and Burnley (1-3), as well as against Norwich (2-0) and Crystal Palace (1-1).
The Villans were eliminated early in the FA Cup, so that Gerrard’s team could concentrate fully on the championship. Leon Bailey is a player in the Birmingham squad who earned his money in the Bundesliga with Bayer Leverkusen last season, but has not yet been able to really establish himself on the island this season.
Predicted line-up of Aston Villa:
Martinez – Digne, Mings, Konsa, Cash – McGinn, Nakamba, Luiz – Coutinho – Ings, Watkins
Last matches played by Aston Villa:
Premier League
20/05/2022 – Aston Villa 1 – 1 Burnley
15/05/2022 – Aston Villa 1 – 1 Crystal Palace
11/05/2022 – Aston Villa 1 – 2 Liverpool FC
07/05/2022 – Burnley 1 – 3 Aston Villa
30/04/2022 – Aston Villa 2 – 0 Norwich
Burnley – Statistics & current form
Sean Dyche was one of the longest serving coaches in top flight European football. But after almost ten years on the sidelines at the Clarets, those in charge lacked the conviction that they could manage to stay in the league with him. Mike Jackson took over as interim coach at Burnley in April.
In the first four games under his leadership, things went almost like clockwork. After a 1-1 draw with the Hammers from London, the Wine Reds won three in a row. Southampton FC (2-0), Wolverhampton (1-0) and Watford (2-1) were all beaten in succession and the club made the leap over the top of the table.
Burnley want to get to the saving shore
But in the meantime the tide has turned against Burnley FC. They suffered two defeats against their upcoming opponents Aston Villa (1:3) and Spurs (0:1). As a result, the visitors are currently in eighteenth place with 34 points and thus in the first relegation spot. However, the save shore is within reach. The Clarets are only one point behind Leeds United, who do not have to play a catch-up game.
Burnley with poor goal return
A look at the goal difference shows where the red wine team is lacking. The defence, like that of the opponents, has only allowed 50 goals, but the attack is not going well at all. With 32 goals scored, the Weinroten have the second worst record in this category. Only last-placed Norwich were even less successful. Their best marksman, Cornet, has scored only eight times so far.
The visitors have hardly caused a scare on their opponents’ pitch so far.
Predicted Burnley line-up:
Pope – Roberts, Long, Collins, Lowton, Taylor – Brownhill, Cork, McNeil – Cornet, Barnes
Last matches played by Burnley:
Premier League
20/05/2022 – Aston Villa 1 – 1 Burnley
15/05/2022 – Tottenham 1 – 0 Burnley
07/05/2022 – Burnley 1 – 3 Aston Villa
30/04/2022 – Watford 1 – 2 Burnley
24/04/2022 – Burnley 1 – 0 Wolverhampton
Aston Villa – Burnley Direct comparison / H2H record
We can find as many as 97 duels between these teams in the annals. With 41 victories, the hosts are ahead of the Clarets, who have been victorious 34 times so far. The bookmakers also see the Villans in front for the upcoming clash between Aston Villa and Burnley and offer odds of 2.05 for bets on the home side.
The last meeting was not so long ago. A fortnight ago, the men from Birmingham took on the Clarets. Coach Gerrard’s side came out on top with a 3-1 win. The hosts’ last win over Burnley on home soil was more than ten years ago. Three of their last four games at Villa Park against the Wine Reds have ended in draws.
Aston Villa – Burnley Tip
The first of Burnley FC’s two final games is on the agenda on Thursday. The aim is to make up a point on Leeds, as the Clarets’ goal difference is much better than the Whites’. But the task in Birmingham will not be easy and in the match Aston Villa vs Burnley the odds of the bookmakers see the home side in front.
The visitors’ attacking weakness is particularly glaring, with only 32 goals scored. The Clarets have only managed one win in their last seven appearances at the Villans. The home side, on the other hand, have shown clear improvement in recent weeks, losing just one of their last five games.
Ollie Watkins has been in good form recently, scoring three times in the last four games. For this reason, we have a good feeling about the hosts for Thursday’s catch-up game and recommend betting on the Villans at odds of 2.05 at the top in the Aston Villa vs Burnley clash.
Due to the visitors’ poor finishing, we even risk a small bet on a home win without conceding a goal in the Aston Villa vs Burnley match, at odds of 3.50.
