Aston Villa hosts Everton in round 19 of the English Premier League. The match will be played on Thursday, May 13th at Villa Park (Birmingham)
Aston Villa gained only two victories in ten Premier League matches this spring. The Lions beat Fulham, which has already issued relegation to the Championship (3-1). And they were stronger than Everton players, who have lost their shape due to injuries (2-1). In the rest of the matches, Villa tied three times and suffered five defeats. Dean Smith's men have lost three of their last five games. But they lost to strong opponents, namely, Liverpool (1-2), Manchester City (1-2), and Manchester United (1-3). All the matches were difficult, but Villa opened the scoring in all those games and was in the lead for some time. Then the team invariably conceded. Let’s not forget that the Lions didn’t keep a single clean sheet the last eight rounds. Lately, the Birmingham team has rarely shown great football in the attack. Its game is largely influenced by the absence of the injured Jack Grealish, who is the best playmaker on the pitch in the current season (10 assists).
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Like Aston Villa, Everton had a great start to the season but ran into difficulties due to numerous injuries. The team won only four victories in ten matches in the spring part of the championship. The last match against West Ham was in many ways decisive for Everton's future tournament prospects. The Toffees are still fighting for the European cups. Before the start of the previous round, the team occupied the 8th line, lagging two points behind the place in the Conference League zone. And four points separated Everton from the Europa League. A defeat to West Ham could have thrown the Toffees back. But Carlo Ancelotti's men pulled themselves together and beat the Hammers away (0-1). Now the gap to the 7th Tottenham is only one point. And Everton is two points behind the 6th Liverpool.
Everton is in better shape. Abdoulaye Doucoure is back. Richarlison and Calvert-Lewin showed a great game against West Ham, so they are obviously gaining shape after a bad stretch. Moreover, the Toffees are driven by motivation. Everton is only one point behind the European Cup zone. Aston Villa doesn't look as great as the Toffees. In the last round, the Lions suffered another defeat, although they were in the lead. The match against Manchester United became the 5th in the list of eight games in which Villa could not keep the advantage gained at the beginning of the match. Beyond that, the Lions don’t have any tournament motivation. They are eight points behind the European cup zone and are unlikely to win back such a difference in the remaining rounds. We think the Toffees will have more chances of gaining three points in the upcoming game.
Prediction for the match: Everton to win with 0.0 handicap
