Albert
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23h
My Prediction
Aston Villa by 2Thank heavens we have stats to examine because it makes this astonVilla match lucrative for all you punters out there. So here we go...
Leicester City's goalkeeper situation appears a wee bit bleak. Now Mads Hermansen definitely has solid stats with a 7.00 rating and 9 saves, and Jakub Stolarczyk isn't sneezing at the goal with his 6.65 rating and 7 saves. However, they're up against the mighty brick wall known as Emiliano Martínez of Aston Villa, who boasts a 6.93 rating but more interestingly flaunts 16 saves. If I were a betting man, I'd put my money on more balls in the Leicester City net, but hey, what do I know?
When we take a gander at the top players for each team, it's like comparing apples and bulldozers, really. Aston Villa almost seems in a class of its own. Morgan Rogers and Ollie Watkins have 5 goals between them and are beating drum with pass accuracies of 81.5% and 78.1% respectively. Leicester City, I'm afraid to say, are more of a mixed bag: Jamie Vardy does impress with a 7.05 rating and an 80.0% accurate pass rate but, alas, only 1 goal to his name. Bobby Decordova-Reid and Jordan Ayew also managed to get one apiece past the goalkeepers but that's about it.
And the backstory? Past Matchups Between These 2 teams have a tendency to become a goal-fest. Aston Villa has scooped up two 2-1 victories, but let's not forget Leicester's whopping 4-2 goal-fest back in 2023.
Jaw-droppingly, Aston Villa's regular season record is at 8-5-6, dwarfing Leicester's meek 3-5-11. The Recent Results are also telling a tale. Aston Villa has a mixed bag of outcomes, showing resilience against adversaries like Manchester City. In contrast, Leicester City has faced a line of losses and a single draw, which does make you question their winning iterations for this match-up.
So for those with a knack for making money, slip on your Villa scarves and break out the bubbly because...
Albert’s Prediction: Aston Villa by 2