Leicester City vs Aston Villa Prediction 31.08.2024 | Premier League
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- Competition: England - Premier League
- Date: Saturday, 31st, August 2024
- Kickoff: 15:00 UK / 16.00 CEST
- Venue: King Power Stadium (Leicester)
Seeking to keep up their victorious form away from home, Aston Villa will visit King Power Stadium on Saturday to take on Premier League newcomers Leicester City in the matchday three.
Leicester City vs Aston Villa Betting Tips: ASTON VILLA TO WIN
While it took just 12 months for them to climb back into the elite division as Championship winners, Leicester's return has brought little joy as they were able to take only one point out of six on offer, but the impression they left on the pitch gives them a glimmer of hope.
Before being put to the stern test over the weekend, the Foxes managed to boost their morale and atmosphere at King Power Stadium as they stormed to a ruthless 4-0 victory over 4th-division side Tranmere Rovers, making it to the third round of the ELF Cup for the 10th year in a row.
The pressure on Steve Cooper is quite high, given that he might mirror Paulo Sousa's unsuccessful start from 14 years ago, who failed to oversee a win in his first three matches, and facing Aston Villa doesn’t bode well for the Welsh manager, as his team has come up short of success in three straight home H2H clashes (D1 L2).
On their part, the Birmingham Lions opened their new Premier League campaign successfully by taking home the big three points in a convulsive 2-1 victory at a tricky West Ham visit, but missed goal chances proved costly agains title-chasing Arsenal on matchday two as they slipped to a 0-2 loss.
Nevertheless, the ambitious Unai Emery-led squad will be hopeful of quickly bouncing back from last week’s setback and getting back on track, as their record against newly promoted sides looks promising, having emerged victorious in five out of six such encounters and only dropping points once in a 1-1 draw against Sheffield United.
Remerkably, Aston Villa sit just behind top two title favorites Man City and Arsenal in terms of recorded wins since Unai Emery took the bench, so hopefully the Spanish pundit will come up with a winning plan on Saturday's lunchtime visit, as it appears Leicester still need time to consolidate after suffering a mass exodus in the summer, with departures including two key figures in their promotion push back - former boss Enzo Maresca and midfielder Dewsbury-Hall both off to Chelsea.
Leicester City vs Aston Villa Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Leicester City
1 : 2
Aston Villa
Premier League
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Aston Villa
2 : 4
Leicester City
Premier League
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Leicester City
0 : 0
Aston Villa
Premier League
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Aston Villa
2 : 1
Leicester City
Premier League
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Aston Villa
1 : 2
Leicester City
Premier League
Leicester City team news
Zambian striker Patson Daka will remain sidelined with an ankle injury sustained during his team's final warm-up match against RC Lens, leaving 37-year-old Jamie Vardy to lead the attack in his absence.
On a positive note, defensive pair Conor Coady and Luke Thomas have overcome their injury issues, having featured in the midweek EFL Cup clash against Tranmere, but despite their improved fitness, they will likely settle for a spot on the bench.
Last matches of Leicester City
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Leicester City
4 : 0
Tranmere Rovers
Carabao Cup
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Fulham
2 : 1
Leicester City
Premier League
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Leicester City
1 : 1
Tottenham Hotspur
Premier League
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RC Lens
3 : 0
Leicester City
Club Friendlies 3
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Leicester City
0 : 1
Augsburg
Club Friendlies 3
Leicester City lineup
Goalkeeper
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30
Mads Hermansen
Defenders
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16
Victor Kristiansen
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3
Wout Faes
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23
Jannik Vestergaard
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2
James Justin
Midfielders
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6
Wilfred Ndidi
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8
Harry Winks
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10
Stephy Mavididi
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40
Facundo Buonanotte
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7
Issahaku Fatawu
Forwards
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18
Jordan Ayew
Aston Villa team news
Aston Villa will visit King Power Stadium without the long-absent duo Tyrone Mings and Boubacar Kamara, both of whom are struggling with serious knee injuries, making their return to action uncertain.
With Matty Cash a major doubt after being substituted in the 16th minute of last week's Arsenal game due to an apparent injury, 18-year-old Kosta Nedeljkovic is likely to step in as part of the defensive line against Leicester City.
Last matches of Aston Villa
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Aston Villa
0 : 2
Arsenal
Premier League
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West Ham United
1 : 2
Aston Villa
Premier League
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Borussia Dortmund
2 : 0
Aston Villa
Club Friendlies 1
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Aston Villa
3 : 2
Athletic Bilbao
Club Friendlies 3
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Club América
1 : 0
Aston Villa
Club Friendlies 3
Aston Villa lineup
Goalkeeper
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23
Emiliano Martinez
Defenders
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12
Lucas Digne
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14
Pau Torres
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4
Ezri Konsa
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20
Kosta Nedeljkovic
Midfielders
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7
John McGinn
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24
Amadou Onana
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8
Youri Tielemans
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31
Leon Bailey
Forwards
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27
Morgan Rogers
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11
Ollie Watkins
4 Reasons why we expect Aston Villa to Win
- Leicester City have missed out on victory in their opening two matches of the new EPL campaign (D1 L1).
- Leicester City have kept just one clean sheet in their last 25 Premier League outings.
- Aston Villa have been victorious in two of their last three visits to King Power Stadium.
- Aston Villa won their first away match with a 2-1 victory over West Ham.
Main prediction Leicester City - Aston Villa
Aston Villa to win
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Leicester City & Aston Villa current standing in Premier League
| Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 - 5 | +8 | 13 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 - 1 | +9 | 12 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 - 7 | +3 | 12 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 - 3 | +5 | 11 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 - 5 | +6 | 10 |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 - 6 | +1 | 10 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 - 4 | +4 | 9 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 - 4 | +2 | 9 |
| 9 | Fulham | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 - 5 | +2 | 8 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 - 5 | +4 | 7 |
| 11 | Manchester United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 - 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Brentford | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 - 9 | -2 | 6 |
| 13 | AFC Bournemouth | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 - 8 | -3 | 5 |
| 14 | West Ham United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 - 9 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 - 8 | -2 | 3 |
| 16 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 - 7 | -3 | 3 |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 - 8 | -5 | 3 |
| 18 | Southampton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 - 9 | -7 | 1 |
| 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 - 14 | -9 | 1 |
| 20 | Everton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 - 14 | -9 | 1 |