Liverpool vs Aston Villa – Villa with just one away win all season
Published:Liverpool may be aching for a return to the days under Gerard Houllier when the Frenchman guided them to five trophies, but Aston Villa would take Houllier leading them away from the relegation zone.
Without there core duo of Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher, Liverpool face an Aston Villa side who are in an awful run of form and have won just one of their last 10 Premier League games.
Match Odds
It seems Liverpool are set for a season of mediocrity under Roy Hodgson, and Monday night’s televised game with Aston Villa may be indicative of their season.
Liverpool will be expected to win in front of their own fans and are 8/13 to do so, but only one of the last seven meetings between these two has ended in a home win.
With Aston Villa in such awful form – this is their worst start to a season since the 2005/06 Premier League campaign – Liverpool should dominate, but with both teams still finding their feet under new managers, a draw, priced at 11/4, can be expected.
Total Goals
The loss of Steven Gerrard is a huge blow for Liverpool as the midfielder has scored nine goals against Villa, and the Reds will once again be reliant on Fernando Torres to find the back of the net – Torres is 4/5 to score any time.
In their last 10 visits to Anfield, Villa have only failed to score twice and may take a surprise lead at Anfield considering most of their goals this season have come in the first half.
Which leaves Liverpool at 4/1 to come from behind to win or draw looking like great value, and a 1-1 draw looks the best bet at 11/2.
A £10 stake on Stewart Downing scoring first and the game ending 1-1 would return £610. New customers can sign up here for a free £10 bet.
