Bournemouth are looking to build on their impressive win over Liverpool as they travel to Aston Villa in the Premier League on Saturday. The Cherries are still poor travellers and should find things difficult against Villa, who have shown some good form lately.
With the season slowly grinding to an end, the task for Aston Villa for the rest of the campaign will be to secure a place in the top 10. They are currently just outside the top half, just two points behind 10th placed Chelsea.
The Villans have been in good form lately and head into Saturday’s clash unbeaten in their last three matches. Unai Emery’s men have claimed two wins in that run but were held to a 1-1 draw at West Ham in their previous Premier League fixture.
Villa Park is likely to play a pivotal role in Aston Villa’s quest for a top 10 finish and they have claimed some impressive results at home this season. A 3-1 victory over Manchester United is among their results while they claimed a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace in their previous fixture in front of their fans.
Bournemouth travel to Villa Park off the back of an impressive 1-0 victory over Liverpool in their previous Premier League fixture. They were full value for the win, defending resolutely to hold on to Philip Billings’ first half effort.
The result means Bournemouth have now claimed two wins from their last four matches as they look to boost their survival push. They remain in the relegation zone but are part of a three-way tie on 24 points and could move as high as 14th if results go their way this weekend.
While Bournemouth are looking to build on the win over Liverpool, they head into Saturday’s clash with a poor record on their travels. They have lost seven of their last eight away matches and suffered a 3-2 defeat at Arsenal in their previous fixture on the road.
How the bookies view it
Aston Villa have the upper hand among the bookies with a home win priced at 10/13 by SBK. A victory for Bournemouth is valued at 41/10 by SBK while a draw is set at odds of 14/5 by bet365.
Head to head
Bournemouth have a 4-2 advantage from six previous matches against Aston Villa. The Cherries claimed a 2-0 victory in the reverse fixture back in August.
Players to watch
Ollie Watkins was on target last time out at West Ham to take his tally to nine Premier League goals this season. The striker has been particularly impressive lately with six goals in his last seven matches and is priced at 13/8 with bet365.
Philip Billing has arguably been the best player for Bournemouth this season and is their leading scorer with six goals. The midfielder has also found the net in the last two matches and is priced at 6/1 by Unibet to get on the score sheet.
Anything else catch the eye?
Both teams have shown they can find the net lately and could be backed to score on Saturday at 8/9 with SBK. Bournemouth saw over 3.5 goals in their previous away fixture and a repeat is priced at 12/5 by Unibet while over 2.5 goals can also be considered at 22/23 with SBK.
Aston Villa are expected to be dominant at home and could be backed to score in both halves at 8/5 with Betfred.
This English Premier League match between Aston Villa and AFC Bournemouth will be played on Mar 18, 2023 and kick off at 15:00. Check below for our tipsters best Aston Villa vs AFC Bournemouth prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
