Match for the 37th round of the Premier League, at Villa Park, home of Aston Villa.
What We Know
- First match: Tottenham - Aston Villa 4-1.
- Tottenham lead the head-to-head, 79-36-61.
- In this season’s FA Cup (9/2): Aston Villa - Tottenham 2-1.
- Their last 5 duels have ended with over 2.5 goals.
- Aston Villa have suffered defeat only once at home this season (10-7-1).
- Only two teams have more away losses this season than Tottenham, Leicester (12) and Southampton (14).
Betting Tip: Aston Villa - Tottenham
Spurs are entirely unbothered by their league faltering at this point. The only thing on everyone’s mind is the Europa League. On the other hand, Aston Villa are treating this as a must-win in their quest for Champions League football, and they are good enough to make this happen. Our pick is Aston Villa to win.
- Betting tip: Aston Villa win
- Odds: 1.45
- Stake: 7
Aston Villa
The Villans will fight to the bitter end for a ticket leading to the Champions League, through a top-5 finish. They will be facing two nominally challenging opponents in their last 2 games, but, in practice, Spurs and Manchester United have zero interest in the Premier League, focusing instead on their Europa League final duel.
This is a golden opportunity for Aston Villa to go 2/2 here. If they manage to do so, it is very likely they will participate in the top European competition for the second consecutive season.
Last week, they came away from Vitality Stadium with a huge 0-1 win. Ollie Watkins scored the only goal of the contest in the first half stoppage time, and Bournemouth ramped up the pressure throughout the second half. They missed a huge chance in the final moments of the game, but Villa survived, and, at this point, that’s all that matters. Watkins found the net after a while, a morale boost, while Asensio hit the post. On the negative side, Ramsey was sent off, while Morgan Rogers was a no-show for most of the game.
Tottenham Hotspur
Everyone’s mind is focused on a countdown to the 21st of May, and the Europa League final vs Manchester United. Nothing else matters before or after that game. Is it finally time for the Spurs to put an end to a title drought dating back to 2008 and the League Cup? To end the drought, with a European title to boot, will be no small feat, especially since a failure to do so will leave them outside of European competitions next season. A win, and they’re in the Champions League.
Therefore, the game vs Aston Villa is a little more than a footnote for everyone around the club, same as last week’s clash vs Crystal Palace. Ange rotated his squad heavily in that game, starting players like Odobert and Kinsky, while Moore featured in most of the game, missing a big chance to score.
Pitiful performance defensively from the Spurs, so Palace were able to create chances at will. They scored at the end of the first half and took the lead. Eze added a second goal minutes into the second half, and after an abortive attempt at a comeback, the Spurs gave up.
