Aston Villa vs Everton | 18.09.2021

For those of you that enjoy a game that is built for the neutral like I do, then Villa vs Everton is the one you want to watch. These two teams are not afraid to go for the win which usually means they produce high scoring, end to end games.

Everton have undoubtedly started the season far better than the Villains but Villa playing at home is always a tough away game for any team. This game is tougher to call than you think, which is why you’ll be needing my Premier League betting tips UK to give you a leg up.

With the loss of Villa captain Jack Grealish to Man City in the summer, things were looking bleak for the Villains. However, they spent that money wisely and prolific players like Emi Buendia and Leon Bailey. With new singing though, comes the need for patience. The new players need to gel with their manager’s system which is clearly being shown in the way Villa have been playing. Villa have been a little but all over the place, winning 1, losing 2 and drawing 1. Dean Smith will be looking for a response from his men on the weekend to try and establish a bit of form.

Everton lost Carlo Ancelotti to the siren call of Madrid, as the manager was offered a chance to return to the club he once coached. They replaced him with the tried and tested, champions League winner, Rafa Benitez. His appointment has been a thing of beauty so far as the Toffees have won 3 and drawn 1 so far in the league which has them resting near the top end of the table right now. Rafa will be hoping Demarai Gray will continue his rich goal scoring run on the weekend at Villa Park to put Everton even nearer to the top of the table going into gameweek 6.

If you look at the entire history of Everton vs Villa, they are exactly even with 82 games won each and 60 draws. That is quite an incredible stat. However, the Villains have gotten the better of Everton in their most recent 5 fixtures with the Villains losing once, winning twice and drawing twice. To be frank, a head to head record won’t inform your bet all that much here as I would rather look at the recent league form of these two teams which points to an Everton win on Saturday.

There are plenty of Premier League betting tips that you should take onboard before betting on this match but at the end of the day, it’s all about who is playing the more effective football right now and that is undoubtedly the Toffees. Take a look at my Premier League betting tips below to see why I’d put my money on Rafa Benitez’ men.

There are plenty of different ways that you would approach this fixture with your bet this weekend. For me personally, I would look to go for either an outright Everton win or an over/under of +2.5 total goals in the match. That’s because these fixtures are always exciting and have often thrown up some high scoring games.

The Villains will hope that they can put things right this weekend and try to give their home fans something to cheer about. It may well be the weekend that their new players begin to gel with the squad seamlessly and they actually take home all 3 points./ Look out for Leon Bailey to hopefully make an impact at Villa park.

WIth that being said, I can’t see much else but an Everton win here. Richarlison is fit and firing, new signing Demarai Gray has scored 3 goals in his last 3 games and Doucouré is looking as strong as ever. You would be wise to back Everton this weekend but as we know by now, anything can happen in the Premier League.