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Sheff Utd - Aston Villa
England Premier League - Bramall Lane
* Betting odds were correct at the time of publication but are subject to change
It's time for our Premier League predictions ahead of Saturday's late kick-off between Sheffield United and Aston Villa live from Bramall Lane. Aston Villa will be looking to bounce back against the division's bottom club this weekend after they suffered a 3-1 defeat at home to Newcastle in midweek.
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Sheffield Utd vs Aston Villa prediction – Betting tips & odds
Hot Tip – Aston Villa to Win
- Aston Villa have only lost one of their last five matches in all competitions.
- Sheff Utd have lost four of their last six outings in league and cup.
Another reason that we have backed Aston Villa to win as our main prediction is that Aston Villa have won four of their last six home games in all competitions.
Latest odds
Head to Head
03/02/24
England Premier League EPL
Sheff Utd
Aston Villa
0
5
03/03/21
England Premier League EPL
Sheff Utd
Aston Villa
1
0
21/09/20
England Premier League EPL
Aston Villa
Sheff Utd
1
0
17/06/20
England Premier League EPL
Aston Villa
Sheff Utd
0
0
14/12/19
England Premier League EPL
Sheff Utd
Aston Villa
2
0
Last Five - Sheff Utd
12/05/25
England Championship CHA
Bristol City
Sheff Utd
0
3
W
08/05/25
England Championship CHA
Bristol City
Sheff Utd
0
3
W
03/05/25
England Championship CHA
Blackburn
Sheff Utd
1
1
D
25/04/25
England Championship CHA
Stoke
Sheff Utd
0
2
W
21/04/25
England Championship CHA
Burnley
Sheff Utd
2
1
L
Last Five - Aston Villa
10/05/25
England Premier League EPL
Bournemouth
Aston Villa
0
1
W
03/05/25
England Premier League EPL
Fulham
Aston Villa
0
1
W
26/04/25
England FA Cup FA Cup
Crystal Palace
Aston Villa
3
0
L
22/04/25
England Premier League EPL
Man City
Aston Villa
2
1
L
19/04/25
England Premier League EPL
Newcastle
Aston Villa
1
4
W
Win probability
- HOME: 9/2 (5.50) – 18.2%
- DRAW: 100/30 (4.33) – 23.1%
- AWAY: 8/13 (1.62) – 61.9%
Aston Villa are the expected winners of this game with a probability of 61.9%, and we tend to agree with the bookmakers on this selection. If you want more football betting tips on this game, check out the Anytime Goalscorer market.
Ollie Watkins is the bookmaker's pick to score in this game at 11/8 (2.38) with a probability of 42.1%, while Moussa Diaby is priced at 5/2 (3.50) which has a probability of 28.6%.
Sheffield Utd vs Aston Villa prediction – Other tips
- Sheff Utd have conceded at least two goals in five of their last six matches in all competitions.
- Aston Villa have only managed to keep two clean sheets in their last six attempts.
Over 2.5 Goals
- Five of the Blades' last six outings have featured over 2.5 goals.
- Three of Aston Villa;s last six matches have witnessed at least three goals.

Sheffield Utd vs Aston Villa team news
Sheff Utd
The Blades gave it their all away at Crystal Palace, taking the lead twice, but still ended up coming away with nothing to show for their efforts. Ben Brereton Diaz opened the scoring in the very first minute but Palace equalised in the seventeenth minute. However, James McAtee put the visitors back in front a few minutes later, only for the Eagles to equalise again before the interval. Palace scored the only goal of the second half to claim a 3-2 victory against a hard-working Sheffield United side.
Chris Basham, John Egan, George Baldock, Max Lowe, Tom Davies, Daniel Jebbison and Ivo Grbic could miss out on Saturday through injury, while Rhian Brewster is suspended.
Predicted Lineup: Foderingham (GK), Robinson, Ahmedhodžić, Trusty, Bogle, Hamer, Souza, McAtee, Ben Slimane, McBurnie & Brereton
Aston Villa
Aston Villa had the home advantage over Newcastle but failed to make it count with the Magpies taking a 2-0 lead into the halftime break. A third goal for the visitors via the unfortunate Alex Moreno put this result beyond doubt even though Ollie Watkins managed to pull a goal back for the home side in the seventy-first minute.
Emiliano Buendia, Tyrone Mings, Jhon Duran, Lucas Digne and Pau Torres are all doubts ahead of the trip to Bramall Lane this weekend due to injury.
Predicted Lineup: Martínez (GK), Lenglet, Moreno, Konsa, Cash, McGinn, Tielemans, Kamara, Luiz, Watkins & Diaby
Sheff Utd
Aston Villa
*Lineups are usually announced 1hr before kick-off
Player to Watch: Ollie Watkins
Watkins was on target for Aston Villa in midweek despite his team's disappointing overall performance against Newcastle.
The former Brentford man top scores for Unai Emery's side with ten Premier League goals and could play a big part in Villa making a quick return to winning ways this weekend.
Not only does Watkins provide most of the goals for Aston Villa, he also has eight assists, two more than his teammate Leon Bailey, so you can see why Watkins i our player to watch in this game.