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Manchester United

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Manchester United will be hoping for a better result following a 1-0 Europa League loss in their previous game against Tottenham Hotspur.

In that match, Manchester United had 73% possession and 16 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Tottenham Hotspur got 3 attempts on goal with 1 on target. Brennan Johnson (42') was the scorer for Tottenham Hotspur.

Fixtures featuring Manchester United have usually been absorbing encounters recently with high scoring being a real hallmark. Over their past half dozen games, a grand total of 20 goals have been scored for both teams combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 11 of them accredited to Manchester United.

Their past results show that Manchester United:

• have not been beaten in the league by Aston Villa in their last 4 games.
• are without a win at home for the past 4 league matches. Fans are getting restless.

Aston Villa

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Aston Villa will come into the match following a 2-0 Premier League win to beat Tottenham Hotspur in their previous game.

In that match, Aston Villa managed 68% possession and 18 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. For Aston Villa, the scorers were Ezri Konsa (59') and Boubacar Kamara (73'). At the other end, Tottenham Hotspur had 3 shots at goal with 1 of them on target.

During their 6 previous matches, Unai Emery's Aston Villa have managed to stick the ball in the net 9 times thus yielding them a goals per game average of 1.5.

Ahead of this clash, Aston Villa are winless against Manchester United when they've played them away from home in the last 2 matches in the league.

↔️ Head to head

Inspecting their prior head to head meetings dating back to 06/11/2022 shows that Manchester United have won 4 of these games and Aston Villa 1, with the tally of draws being 1.

A combined sum of 19 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 11 of them for The Red Devils and 8 coming from The Villans. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.17.

The last league contest featuring these sides was Premier League match day 7 on 06/10/2024 when it finished Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester United.

That time, Aston Villa managed 54% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target.

At the other end, Manchester United got 10 attempts on goal with 4 on target.

The match was refereed by Robert Jones.

ℹ️ Team News: Manchester United

Joshua Zirkzee (Thigh problems) and Lisandro Martínez (Cruciate ligament injury) will not be taking part for Manchester United boss Rúben Amorim.

We think that The Red Devils could employ a 3-4-2-1 formation this time, handing starts to Altay Bayindir, V. Nilsson Lindeloef, Harry Maguire, Ayden Heaven, Noussair Mazraoui, Bruno Fernandes, Casemiro, Patrick Dorgu, Amad Diallo, Mason Mount and Rasmus Hoejlund.

ℹ️ Team News: Aston Villa

In an otherwise healthy group of players, there’s only the one fitness worry for the Aston Villa boss Unai Emery to be concerned with. Youri Tielemans (Calf injury) won’t be playing here.

We’re of the thinking that The Villans appear most likely to make use of a 4-2-3-1 system with a starting lineup of Emiliano Martinez, Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres, Ian Maatsen, Boubacar Kamara, Amadou Onana, Morgan Rogers, Marco Asensio, John McGinn and Ollie Watkins.

✨ Prediction

Our assessment is that Manchester United will manage to score a goal against this Aston Villa outfit, however a single goal probably won’t be enough to prevent defeat.

We’re going for a narrow 1-2 win for Aston Villa at the end of the match. It should be a decent one.

Victor Martins, 14:01 25/05/2025