What a match awaits us at the restart of the Premier League! On June 17, from 18:00, football regains its rights, with the 28th round in England.
Without Heaton and striker Wesley, Villa have a troubled defense, and the pandemic caught them with four consecutive failures. Dean Smith’s team is in 19th place (goal difference 34-56, 25 points) and must catch up with Bournemouth, Watford, West Ham and Brighton. Basically, there is a fight for rescue between these teams, although Norwich (21 points) still has hopes.
Sheffield United did a great job as a new promotion and is in 7th place (goal average 30-25), with real chances to win the European Cups. But the Europa League preliminaries are not so tempting for the “steelmen”, who still have to shoot until they reach a well-positioned club in the Premier League. So, before the competition was suspended, Villa had lost to Bournemouth (1-2), Tottenham (2-3), Southampton (0-2) and Leicester (0-4), while Sheffield was on the rise and impresses with its homogeneity and his work spirit.
So, the white-reds boasted victories at Crystal Palace (1-0), Bournemouth (2-1) or Norwich (1-0), in a series of six games in a row without failure. In the round it was 2-0 for Sheffield United, who dominated Aston Villa from all points of view. Is the script repeated in Birmingham? You can bet on the success of the guests, but it would be best to take advantage of the high odds for a draw result.
Aston Villa: Reina, Nyland, Steer, Guilbert, Engels, Chester, Konsa, Mings, Taylor, Elmohamady, Luiz, Nakamba, Targett, Grealish, McGinn, Trezeguet, El Ghazi, Hourihane, Jota, Lansbury, Samatta, Vassilev.
Sheffield United: Henderson, Moore, Baldock, Egan, Basham, Jagielka, O’Connell, Stevens, Berge, Besic, Fleck, Freeman, Lundstram, Morrison, Norwood, Clarke, McBurnie, McGoldrick, Sharp, Mousset.
– 13 goals were scored in the last 3 direct duels of the two teams;
– Aston Villa has only one success in the last 6 games against Sheffield United;
– At home, Villa scored only 18 goals and won 5 stages out of 13;
– Sheffield United have only two defeats in 13 away matches this season;
– Sheffield UNited has only one victory in the last 8 trips on the field of Villa;
– Billy Sharp will be the most dangerous player of the guests, and the Grealish MVP of the hosts.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,81
