Fresh from their first Premier League win of the season, Everton travel to Aston Villa for a Carabao Cup third round clash. The Toffees will be looking to build on that result but Villa are looking confident at the moment and having already beaten the Merseysiders this season, will be confident of claiming the upper hand once again.
Aston Villa are making their first appearance in this season’s Carabao Cup having drawn a bye in the previous rounds. They head into Wednesday’s clash off the back of a 1-0 Premier League victory over Chelsea with Ollie Watkins’ second half effort proving the difference.
The Villans have made a solid enough start to the season and have won six of their last eight matches across all competitions. However, they are often unconvincing at the back and have conceded seven goals in the last four matches in that run.
One thing that has remained constant this season is Aston Villa’s solid record at Villa Park. Unai Emery’s men have won their last three matches in front of their fans, scoring at least three goals in each fixture.
Everton claimed a 2-1 victory over League Two side Doncaster Rovers to secure a place in the third round of the Carabao Cup. They fought back from a goal down with second half efforts from Beto and Arnaut Danjuma earning them the win.
The Toffees will head into Wednesday’s clash with some confidence after claiming their first Premier League win of the season last weekend. Goals from Abdoulaye Doucoure, James Tarkowski and Dominic Calvert-Lewin earned them a 3-2 victory at Brentford.
Everton may have found things difficult this season but the result at Brentford extends a solid away record for Sean Dyche’s side. They are now unbeaten in their last three away matches with a 2-2 draw at Sheffield United sandwiched between the wins at Doncaster Rovers and Brentford.
How the bookies view it
The bookies have installed Aston Villa as overwhelming favourites with a home win priced at 10/13 with 10bet. A victory for Everton is valued at 15/4 by BoyleSports while a draw is set at odds of 3/1 with 888Sport.
Recent Head to head
Aston Villa have been dominant in this fixture in recent times, winning the last five meetings. The Villans have already beaten Everton this season, claiming a 4-0 victory back in August.
Players to watch
With Aston Villa likely to make changes to their squad, Jhon Duran could be the one to watch. The Colombian attacker had scored in two of the last three matches and is priced at 5/2 by bet365 to find the net on Wednesday.
Having returned from injury with a goal off the bench on Saturday, Dominic Calvert-Lewin could be handed a start at Villa Park as he looks to regain full fitness. The striker is priced at 18/5 by William Hill to get on the score sheet.
Anything else catch the eye?
With Aston Villa and Everton not particularly convincing at the back, both teams could be backed to score at 3/4 with bet365. Villa saw over 3.5 goals in their previous home fixture and a repeat is priced at 2/1 with 10bet while over 2.5 goals is valued at 8/11 by bet365.
Villa scored in both halves in the Premier League meeting with Everton and could be set for a similar outcome at 8/5 with BoyleSports.
This EFL Cup match between Aston Villa and Everton will be played on Sep 27, 2023 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Aston Villa vs Everton prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
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Back Aston Villa for the three points.