Will the rise and rise of Ole's Red Devils continue in 2021?
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And both are itching to continue the trend as they meet at Old Trafford on
The Red Devils signed off the old year with a last-gasp victory over Wolves, leaving them second in the table and a tantalising three points behind north west rivals Liverpool.
It represents a real improvement in fortunes for the permanently-under-the-cosh Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his side.
Villa continued their unbeaten run with a creditable draw at Chelsea last Monday, ensuring they herald the new year in fifth spot, four points shy of their hosts.
Trezeguet and Wesley, meanwhile, will both miss the trip to Manchester.
Coming into this game,
Momentum is really building for
In the last 5 matches for
It's likely that
Coming into this game, Aston Villa has picked up 11 points from the last 5 games, both home and away. That's 2.2 points per game on average. BTTS has landed in just 1 of those games. Aston Villa has scored 8 times in the last 5 fixtures.
Aston Villa has enjoyed playing away from home recently, with the side currently unbeaten in 3 games.
Scoring is not an issue for Aston Villa when they play away from home. They have scored in the last 7 games they have played on the road. Can
Momentum is really building for Aston Villa as they have now gone 5 games without losing. They have won 3 of the last 5 games they have played.
Aston Villa has kept 4 clean sheets in the last 5 games, conceding 1 goals during this period. Overall this season, their defence has kept a clean sheet on 8 occasions.
Aston Villa is unbeaten in the last 5 games coming into this fixture against
Just 1 of the last 5 games for Aston Villa has ended with both teams scoring. They have won 3 of those 5 games. Overall, BTTS has landed in 5/14 games for Aston Villa this season.
Stats source: footystats.org
Prediction methodology explained: The expected win percentage is based off publicly available odds. For example, if a team's odds are 2.30, the expected chance of winning is 43%. If the odds are 1.62 the expected chance of winning is 62% and so on. These are accurate at the time of writing but are subject to change. Where there is no value listed, the odds were not available at the time of writing.
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