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Preston North End Aston Villa betting prediction


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The most likely scenario for this match is the occurrence of several goals. While Aston Villa boast a squad with more quality, they are facing an opponent who has also been scoring plenty of goals in recent matches. It is worth noting that the "Over 2.5 Goals" market has been successful in two of the three FA Cup matches involving these teams. Therefore, this match is expected to be closely contested, with plenty of goal-scoring opportunities.
 
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Preview
Preston and Aston Villa meet at Deepdale, in a match for this stage of the FA Cup (Quarter‑finals). There is no record of official head‑to‑heads between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last time they met, on 29‑12‑2018, the match ended with the final score: Preston North End (1‑1) Aston Villa. Both teams register significant differences between home and away results, so the home/away factor is worth atention.

Analysis Preston

The home team comes to this stage of the FA Cup (Quarter‑finals) after a home win by (3‑0) against Burnley. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 15 goals scored and 19 conceded; against 6 wins and 9 draws at their stadium, with 18 goals scored and 9 conceded. In their last match, for the Championship, they got a home win against Portsmouth by (2‑1). In the last 10 home matches Preston has won 6 and tied 4. They have conceded the first goal in 4 of their 15 matches, and have never been able to turn the score around.

Preston North End come into this match following a 2-1 victory at home to Portsmouth in the English second division. It is worth noting that the hosts have reached this stage of the FA Cup after eliminating Burnley in the previous round. The home side typically set up in a 5-3-2 formation, with Will Keane and Emil Riis taking on the main attacking responsibilities. When pushing forward, they generally do so via the right flank, utilising the width provided by full-back Kaine Kesler-Hayden. Brad Potts, Ali McCann, and Milutin Osmajic are all sidelined due to injury.
 

Confirmed Lineup: David Cornell, Jordan Storey, Lewis Gibson, Jayden Meghoma, Andrew Hughes, Benjamin Whiteman, Robbie Brady, Mads Frokjaer-Jensen, Stefán Þórðarson, Emil Riis, Will Keane.
Coach: R. Lowe.

Analysis Aston Villa

The away team comes to this stage of the FA Cup (Quarter‑finals) after a home win by (2‑0) against Cardiff City. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 1 draw and 9 losses in away matches, with 16 goals scored and 28 conceded; against 10 wins and 5 draws at their stadium, with 29 goals scored and 14 conceded. In their last match, for the UEFA Champions League, they got a home win against Club Brugge by (3‑0). In the last 10 away matches Aston Villa has won 4, tied 1 and lost 5. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and have only turned the score around in 1.

Aston Villa head into this match following a 3-0 victory at home to Club Brugge in the Champions League. It is worth noting that the visitors have reached this stage of the FA Cup after eliminating Cardiff in the previous round. The away side typically set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with Morgan Rogers, Marcus Rashford, and Ollie Watkins taking on the main attacking duties. When pushing forward, they generally do so via the right flank, making the most of the width provided by full-back Matty Cash. Ross Barkley is unavailable for this match due to injury.
 

Confirmed Lineup: Emiliano Martínez, Lucas Digne, Tyrone Mings, Ezri Konsa, Matty Cash, Boubacar Kamara, Morgan Rogers, Jacob Ramsey, Youri Tielemans, Asensio, Marcus Rashford.
Coach: U. Emery Etxegoien.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Preston vs Aston Villa match, on 30 March 2025, of the preview written by the editors of Betting Academy UK, goes to: Over 2,5 goals ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Preston vs Aston Villa on 30 March 2025 will be played at Preston, Deepdale.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Betting Academy UK, for the Preston Aston Villa match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Aston Villa at with 100% of the tips.

 

FA Cup - 2024/2025

  • 100% 872 / 872 Games

  • Home team wins 45.76%
  • Draws 18.81%
  • Away team wins 35.44%
  • Over 1.5 80.05%
  • Over 2.5 58.37%
  • Over 3.5 38.76%
  • Goals 2681
  • Goals /match 3.07
  • Goals /match home 1.69
  • Goals /match away 1.39
  • Both teams score 55.28%
  • Goals after 80' 5.52%
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