Aston Villa vs Liverpool betting tips and picks

Ladbrokes shares its betting tips and suggested picks for February 19's huge Premier League game at Villa Park between Aston Villa and league leaders Liverpool.

Despite dropping points against Everton and a shaky win against Wolves at the weekend, Liverpool remain six points clear at the top of the Premier League, and with just 13 games left to play, are eager to wrap up the league title as quickly as possible.

Aston Villa, on the other hand, haven't been quite as good as they were last season, but Unai Emery and co are still eyeing up a spot in one of the European competitions next season, and a win against Liverpool will certainly help their cause.

Ahead of the huge match with major implications at the head of the table, Ladbrokes shares its betting tips and suggested picks, including both teams to score.

Liverpool looked shaky towards the end of their 2-1 win against Wolves, with many thinking that he Reds were lucky to have only conceded one goal.

Are cracks beginning to show within Liverpool's ranks? It's too early to tell, but we do think that the fact the Reds have conceded three goals in their last two games could be an indication that their becoming less solid defensively.

As such, we predict that Liverpool concede against Villa on Wednesday night, and as they almost always score, we're kicking things off with a BTTS pick here.

Mohamed Salah has proved to pundits and fans alike this season that he remains one of the best players in the world, which is why he's firmly in the race for both the PFA Player of the Season, as well as the 2025 Ballon d'Or.

He's leading the race for the Golden Boot, as well as the Playmaker award, and we expect Liverpool's 'Egyptian King' to only add to his tally when the Reds travel to Villa on February 19.

Salah scored in the reverse fixture at Anfield in November of last year, and we think he's going to use his pace to exploit Villa's much-changed defensive line. Our team of experts are of the belief that he's going to make it at leas 24 goals for the season when the two teams meet in Birmingham this week.

We've only seen him in short glimpses, but Marcus Rashford has looked pretty good for Aston Villa since joining on loan from Manchester United towards the end of the January transfer window.

As a product of Man United's academy, Rashford won't need much help getting up for Villa's game against Liverpool, and we expect the winger to make his first start for Emery's side here.

Liverpool's high-line and prioritisation of attacking football means that the teams they play against are often able to create chances and get off shots, so we're pegging Rashford to get at least two on target during the game.

Whether those shots on target result in goals remains to be seen, but we do think that the ex-Man United winger will challenge Alisson throughout the 90 minutes.

Alexis Mac Allister is truly the heart of Liverpool's side, but boy does the 2022 World Cup winner like to register a foul or two when playing for the Reds.

'Macca', as he's affectionately known by his team mates, has registered 10 fouls across his last five Premier League games, and against a Villa midfield that will look to get on the ball and break quickly, we expect him to register a few more.

In fact, some may argue that Mac Allister have been a touch lucky to not pick up more yellow cards in the recent games he's played for the Reds, but we can see it happen when he plays at Villa Park this week.

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Odds and market details are accurate as of the time of publication