Aston Villa look to add to Everton's woes this weekend by beating the Toffees at Villa Park in Saturday's 17:30 kick-off.
The hosts have already won two of their opening three league games, while Everton have each of their games and sit bottom of the Premier League table.
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Aston Villa vs Everton prediction: Easy home win on the cards?
Key Stats
- Aston Villa have won three of their last five matches across all competitions.
- Everton have lost three of their last four competitive fixtures.
- Over 2.5 goals have been produced in three of the hosts' last five outings.
- Five of Everton's last six competitive and non-competitive matches have witnessed at least three goals.
Correct score prediction: Aston Villa 3-0 Everton
The Toffees have conceded at least three goals in each of their opening three league games this season as Sean Dyche's once solid defence now looks like an aging mess without the injured Jarrad Branthwaite and Everton have failed to score in two of their opening three matches.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Odds stacked against Everton
- HOME: 13/25 (1.52) – 65.8%
- DRAW: 18/5 (4.60) – 21.7%
- AWAY: 57/10 (6.70) – 14.9%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Aston Villa are the expected winner of this game at a probability of 65.8% and we agree with the bookmakers on this one.
You can find all our predictions for today's games on our football betting tips page.
Most recent H2Hs: Aston Villa in control
Saturday's host shave won three, drawn one and lost one of their last five games against Everton with the pair playing out a goalless draw when they last locked horns in January.
England Premier League 14/01/24
Everton
Aston Villa
England EFL Cup 27/09/23
Aston Villa
Everton
England Premier League 20/08/23
Aston Villa
Everton
England Premier League 25/02/23
Everton
Aston Villa
England Premier League 13/08/22
Aston Villa
Everton
Aston Villa preview: Only dropped points to Arsenal
Unai Emery's side have made another strong start to the season, claiming a 2-1 win at West ham on the opening weekend.
A 2-0 home defeat to Arsenal followed but Aston Villa got back to winning ways in their next game away at new;y promoted Leicester.
Boubacar Kamara, Tyrone Mings, Matty Cash, Diego Carlos, Jaden Philogene-Bidace and Leon Bailey could all miss the Everton game due to injury.
Predicted lineup: Martínez (GK), Digne, Torres, Konsa, McGinn, Tielemans, Ramsey, Onana, Bogarde, Watkins & Rogers
England Premier League 31/08/24
W
Leicester
1
Aston Villa
2
England Premier League 24/08/24
L
Arsenal
2
Aston Villa
0
England Premier League 17/08/24
W
West Ham
1
Aston Villa
2
Elite Club Friendlies 10/08/24
L
Borussia Dortmund
2
Aston Villa
0
Elite Club Friendlies 07/08/24
W
Athletic Bilbao
2
Aston Villa
3
Everton preview: Yet to secure a single point
Everton's performance might have improved at home to Bournemouth last time out but the end result was probably their worst of the season so far.
Despite losing 3-0 at home to Brighton and then 4-0 at Tottenham, Everton's 3-2 defeat at home to the Cherries before the international break was the biggest disaster.
The Toffees had been 2-0 up heading into the 87th minute and ended up losing the game 3-2 and now sit bottom of the table with the worst goal difference.
Armando Broja, Youssef Chermiti, Nathan Patterson, Jarrad Branthwaite and Seamus Coleman are expected to miss the trip to the Midlands through injury.
Predicted lineup: Pickford (GK), Garner, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Gueye, Iroegbunam, Calvert-Lewin, Harrison, McNeil & Ndiaye
England Premier League 31/08/24
L
Bournemouth
3
Everton
2
England EFL Cup 27/08/24
W
Doncaster
0
Everton
3
England Premier League 24/08/24
L
Tottenham
4
Everton
0
England Premier League 17/08/24
L
Brighton
3
Everton
0
Elite Club Friendlies 10/08/24
D
Roma
1
Everton
1
Player to watch: Amadou Onana
Amadou Onana made the move from Everton to Aston Villa this summer for £50m and it has been the best decision of the midfielder's career.
Most Evertonians could see Onana's quality with and without the ball and knew that they wouldn't be able to keep a hold of him for very long, especially given the Dyche brand of football which didn't play to the Belgian's strengths.
Onana is enjoying his football with Aston Villa
Onana, 23, has already scored two goals in his opening three appearances for Villa despite only scoring three league goals in 63 games for the Toffees, so don't be surprised if he comes back to haunt his former employers this weekend.
