Aston Villa v Leicester Betting Tips [5 December 2021]

Aston Villa host Leicester City in this midlands derby in the Premier League. The home side begin the weekend in 13th place but a win here can see them go above 10th placed City. Villa have shown improvement since the arrival of Steven Gerrard and are now six points clear of the relegation zone. They have beaten Brighton and Crystal Palace but then lost 2-1 at home to Manchester City in midweek. Villa have lost three of their last four league games and have just one clean sheet in the last eight fixtures. Both teams have scored in their last two games and three of the last four at home.

Leicester City are struggling for consistency and are five points behind the top four. Only one of their last five league games has been won, a 4-2 home win over struggling Watford. Midweek saw them held to a 2-2 draw at Southampton after twice trailing. Away form has seen them have three score draws in their past five Premier League matches. Only three teams in the table have conceded more league goals than Leicester. As far as both teams scoring, that's happened in three of the last four but the away stat is an amazing one. The last 14 away Premier League games have all seen both teams get on the scoresheet. Go for that stat in this game and a side bet on over 2.5 goals.