Aston Villa v Everton Betting Tips [13 August 2022]
Football - Premier League
13 August 2022 7:30
The match
Matchday two in the English Premier League sees a hotly anticipated matchup between two former England teammates when Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa host Frank Lampard’s Everton. Both managers suffered defeats to open the 2022/23 campaign and will each be desperate to get one over on the other and get their respective teams season off and running. Aston Villa fell to a 2-0 away defeat to Bournemouth in the opener, despite dominating much of the possession and firing off twice the amount of shots as their opponents. They’ll hope a return to the West Midlands will give them a boost when they come up against an Everton team looking to bounce back after a 1-0 home defeat to Chelsea in the first match of the season. Lampard was handed a huge boost with the return of striker Solomon Rondon after Everton were forced to line up without a recognized #9 in the loss against Chelsea.
Aston Villa come into this match as the betting favorites, completely understandable especially when considering Everton’s away form from last season and under Frank Lampard. The Toffees were tied with relegated Norwich for the worst away record in the league, managing just 10 points with a record of 2-4-13. While Steven Gerrard has a modest 4-4-6 record at Villa Park as manager of the Claret and Blues, his team should take confidence in the fact that they’ve fared extremely well against Everton in recent seasons. Villa are unbeaten in their last six matches against the Toffees, racking up four wins along the way. We could see Frank Lampard look to integrate some of his recent arrivals in the starting 11 in this match. Conor Coady was added on loan from Wolves to add more bite to the defense and Amadou Onana was brought in for 40 million Euros from Lille to shore up the midfield.
Key Statistics
- Frank Lampard has a record of 1-1-8 away from home during his time in charge of Everon so far.
- Aston Villa have taken seven points from a possible nine in their last three home matches against Everton.
- Everton has failed to score in their last three meetings with Aston Villa.
- Everton has conceded first in five of their last seven matches and has also been trailing at half time in five of their last seven.
The bet of our experts
We’re going to back Aston Villa to get the three points at home in this match. The Villans have really had the Toffees number in recent seasons and have the more balanced squad at the moment. There should be plenty of emotion in this matchup given the underlying storyline between the two managers and we’ve seen this Villa side put forward spirited performances for their Gaffer last season – notably against Manchester City and Liverpool. Back the hosts to get it done here in what should be a highly entertaining match.
