Sheffield United hosts Aston Villa in round 17 of the English Premier League. The match will be played on Saturday, December 14th at Bramall Lane (Sheffield)
After a 13-year break, Sheffield United returned to the highest division. And its return is not so bad. The team earned 22 points in 16 rounds played, which allows it to take 8th place in the standings. The goal difference is 19-16. In the last round, the Blades gained the fifth victory in the championship. Truth be told, just the penultimate Norwich was their rivals. But Sheffield played away. By the way, the team repeated its record of 120 years ago in that match. It was then that the last time the Blades made a streak of eight lossless matches in a row in the major league of English football.
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Aston Villa also returned to the Premier League only this year, after three years of slipping in the Championship. But if its colleague on returning to the elite, Sheffield, is claiming a place in European cups, the Lions just need to take care of maintaining a place in the league. They scored just 15 points, and they share 17-18 places with Southampton. And the 18th place at the end of the championship means “welcome back to the Championship”.
Sheffield is good away, and I mentioned its away feats above. The team hasn’t lost a single game away but won only two. Nevertheless, it’s not expressive at home. The team lost half of the eight matches at Bramall Lane and tied once. So, it’s not worth guessing the winner. Aston Villa needs points very much, and it may well take them away from such a home Sheffield. Newcastle and Southampton managed to do it. Is Aston Villa worse than these teams? But the outcome with the exchange of goals looks much more attractive. The visitors have a goal difference of 23-28. They scored in six of eight away matches. Tottenham, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United conceded from Aston Villa. On the other hand, the Villains conceded in all eight away games. Even from the penultimate Norwich. Aston Villa played with the outcome “Both teams to score – yes” in 11 out of 16 rounds. Over the past 14 years, rivals have met nine times. And each of them scored in seven meetings. I think that the upcoming match will also end with the exchange of goals.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score - yes
