Aston Villa meets FA Cup finalist Stoke City on Saturday. While both teams are almost certain to make the cut this season, each would want the points
Villa who had rough season are unbeaten in the past three Premier league games, drawing one and winning the last two. The team is taking now the 10th spot with 40 points, considered to be the safe heaven, as there has been only one team in the history of the Premier League to be relegated with more than 40 points (West Ham 42). Villa’s home record reads W7 D5 L4, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 1 in the past 5 home games. Darren Bent has scored 6 goals already for Aston Villa since his arrival in January, as much as Ashley Young (6) and Stewart Downing (6) have scored. The English strike however hasn’t been able to score since his goal against Manchester City, or a total of 4 Premier League games.
Stoke City are the FA Cup finalist and will face Manchester City on May 14th. The team will have a chance to participate in Europa League, no matter the outcome of the final, as Manchester City will most likely qualify for Champions League on their own. The worst scenario for Stoke would be if they lose the final, and City finishes 5th, since then the spot goes to the 6th in the table, which as of this moment is Liverpool. Stoke City is currently taking the 13th spot with 38 points in 32 rounds, an away record of W3 D1 L12, scoring 14 and conceding 26 goals. In their latest visit against Tottenham, Stoke City stood well on the field scored 2 goals but lost the game with 2:3.
The teams hasn’t achieved a victory away from home since Boxing Day, 2010. Seven consecutive losses in Premier League, while the team made its way through the FA Cup rounds.
Stoke City has picked up only 10 points away from home, and is the second worst visitor after Wolverhampton. However, the team has at least two home games remaining until the season is over. At home Stoke City has achieved 8 victories and 4 draws, meaning they are a solid host and will most likely reach the 40 point threshold.
Aston Villa has started playing well in the past 2 months and depend a lot on home games, as they have picked up only 14 points away from Villa Park. I am willing to back Aston Villa in this game as a winner, mostly because Stoke City is one of the worst visitors. Good luck betting.
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