The first of Sunday’s two fixtures from the Premier League will see Leeds United entertain Aston Villa at Elland Road.
It is fair to say that the two teams signed off for the recent international break in contrasting form.
Leeds will be looking to halt an alarming slide down the table that has coincided with them losing four of their last five Premier League fixtures.
A 3-1 defeat away at Nottingham Forest last time out has left Daniel Farke’s side perched just a point above the relegation zone.
Aston Villa, on the other hand, are riding the crest of a wave right now after emerging victorious from five of their previous six top-flight fixtures.
Unai Emery’s side put in a dominant display to beat Bournemouth 4-0 a fortnight ago, a victory that lifted Villa into the Premier League's top six.
How the bookies view it: Villa set for another victory
Having collected maximum points from five of their last six Premier League matches, it’s no surprise to see that Aston Villa have been priced up at 27/20 favourites on bet365.
Leeds – who are targeting back-to-back home wins in the Premier League for the first time this season – are 21/10 outsiders on bet365 while the draw is trading at 23/10 with the same firm.
Head to head: History against the hosts
Aston Villa have held the upper hand in this fixture in recent times, avoiding defeat in each of their last five encounters with Leeds, triumphing in three of those contests.
Players to watch: Cash angle could pay
Priced up at 7/10 on Ladbrokes, Aston Villa's Matty Cash offers value to attempt at least one shot during this contest. The attack-minded right-back has registered a minimum of one effort on goal in each of his last seven Premier League outings.
Joe Rodon has scored two of Leeds’ 10 Premier League goals this season, netting in two of the Whites’ previous three home games. The Leeds centre-back is as big as 12/1 on Sky Bet to make the net bulge on Sunday afternoon.
Predicted line-ups
Leeds have as close to a clean bill of health as possible ahead of Sunday’s clash with Aston Villa.
Meanwhile, the visitors will be without injured duo Andres Garcia and Tyrone Mings. Youri Tielemans is pushing for a starting berth after recovering from a lengthy lay-off to feature for both club and country over the last fortnight.
Leeds: Perri; Bogle, Rodon, Struijk, Gudmundsson; Tanaka, Longstaff, Ampadu; James, Okafor, Nmecha
Aston Villa: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Kamara, Onana; McGinn, Rogers, Buendia; Watkins
Anything else catch the eye?
Combining Aston Villa to score, to avoid defeat and for each team to receive a card will engineer an eye-catching 10/11 Bet Builder on bet365.
This would have been a winning formula in five of Aston Villa's last seven Premier League matches.
Given that Leeds have conceded two goals or more in five of their previous six top-flight fixtures, Aston Villa merit support to strike twice here at 6/4 with William Hill.
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