Manchester United vs Aston Villa – Preview, Prediction and Betting Tips 26/12/2023

Manchester United will host Aston Villa in the 19th round of the English Premier League at the Old Trafford stadium, in the city of Manchester. The match is scheduled to take place on the afternoon of this Tuesday, December 26, 2023, starting at 5 pm.

Manchester United

With the medical department full, Manchester United arrives for this match with the confirmed absences of Lindelof, Mason Mount, Lisandro Martínez, Malacia, Sancho, Maguire, Casemiro and Diallo, who are injured, while Martial and Varane are still listed as doubts for physical problems.

However, the Red Devils have already suffered early eliminations in all other competitions and are fully focused on rehabilitating themselves in this edition of the Premier League, but to do so they will have to present a much better collective game than the one previously presented.

This is because the Manchester team did not even manage to find the net in the four most recent matches and, consequently, did not win any duel in this period, including the 2-0 defeat to West Ham last Saturday.

Only 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats were recorded in the last 5 official matches of the season, beating Chelsea and drawing with Liverpool, as well as losing to Bournemouth, Bayern Munich and West Ham.

At the moment, the club is in eighth place in the English elite league table, with 28 points achieved so far, six behind Manchester City, which opens the G-5 of the competition.

In the last 10 home matches played by the Manchester United team at the Old Trafford stadium, there were 4 wins, no draws and 6 defeats.

Aston Villa

Aston Villa, on the other hand, continues to be one of the great sensations of the championship even with the stumble in the last round, which served to turn on the warning signal at the club, which boasted three consecutive victories until then.

Classified in the round of 16 of the Conference League, Aston Villa has not lost in ten consecutive games and in the last round they ended up frustrating their fans by drawing 1-1 with Sheffield United when they were highly favored for playing at home.

There were 3 wins, 2 draws and no defeats in the 5 previous matches, beating Brentford, Arsenal and Manchester City, in addition to drawing with Zrinjski and also with Sheffield United.

At the moment, the team is in third place in the English Premier League, with 39 points achieved so far, five above Manchester City, the first team outside the G-4, while Arsenal leads with 40 points.

Playing away from home, the Aston Villa team recorded a recent campaign with 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats in the last 10 matches played in this condition.

The absences are due to Olsen, Tielemans, Traore, Mings and Buendia, injured, in addition to Kamara and Cash, suspended.

Conclusion:

However, judging by the collective performance recorded by the two teams in recent weeks, both due to Aston Villa’s unbeaten record and Manchester United’s low offensive productivity, most scenarios indicate a very balanced confrontation in which the visitors are able to create real chances to win the match.