Aston Villa vs West Ham predictions for this Premier League clash on Sunday at Villa Park. After an important win against Tottenham, West Ham travel to Birmingham to face Aston Villa, who are on a run of three straight defeats. Read on for our free predictions and betting tips.
Aston Villa come into this fixture on the back of three straight defeats, having conceded eight goals in those games. All three defeats came against solid teams – Tottenham, Arsenal and Wolves.
As a home team Villa have two wins, one draw, and one defeat, scoring eight goals and conceding four.
Defensive weakness has been evident in Villa’s last three games, in which they have conceded eight goals.
It has been a very good start to the season for West Ham, who, aside from just playing good football, have taken advantage of the weakness of rivals such as Manchester United, Leicester, Tottenham and Arsenal to currently occupy fourth position.
West Ham are the fourth best away team so far, with three wins and a draw in four games, and having scored seven goals compared to just three conceded.
West Ham won both meetings between the two clubs the previous season.
Villa come into this game on the back of three straight defeats, while West Ham are at a good level and it is quite difficult to hurt them at the moment. West Ham are also a level above Villa in terms of the quality of their squad and their play, so we consider a victory for West Ham likely for this match.