Aston Villa welcome the visitors Sheffield United in the English Championship – Round 31. The match will be held on Friday, February, 8th, at the Villa Park (Birmingham).
Of 5 encounters in the new year, Aston Villa were victorious only once. That said, they suffered only one loss as well. They draw and this is it – 13 Villa’s rounds of 30 ended level. By draws, they lead the league alongside Birmingham City. This number of stalemates may worth a lot – Aston Villa are again threatened not to be back to the Premiere League. There is no chance to advance to the elite division directly – the team’s tally is 43 points, they are ninth-place in the table, 14 points behind the 2nd line. The breakaway from the 6th place, providing for play-offs, is only 6 points though.
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The visiting Sheffield United can fight for the direct pass to the PL. They are third in the standings, 3 points behind the leaders Leeds United and Norwich City. Their Championship run is confident – they’ve been victorious in 5 of 7 latest fixtures, registering only 1 defeat.
On the one hand, tomorrow’s night encounter sees a meeting of the top-three side versus the ninth-placed side. On the other, the latter are much more experienced, their squad are more expensive at least. A winner can hardly be predicted, but we are certain of the goals pouring. Despite their stalemate syndrome, Aston Villa present one of the most effective outfit – they made 53 goals, only 2 clubs in the league feature more. At the same time, they are among the leakiest sides – the tally of the allowed goals is 46. Only Blackburn Rovers missed same number of goals in the top-twenty. 19 of 30 Villa’s fixtures saw over 2.5 goals. Their opponent’s effectiveness is not that great, but also impressive – Sheffield’s goal difference is 50 to 31. Their 17 matches were overscoring. The opponents’ head-to-heads regularly see many goals by either side. 7 of 8 their last meetings produced over 2.5 goals. Well, 5 of 8 featured over 3.5 goals. The match under analysis is also expected to be entertaining.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 goals.
