Manchester United vs Aston Villa Prediction and Betting Tip- Odds, H2H and Preview Predictions

Manchester United vs Aston Villa Preview

With a title won and three clubs relegated, all that remains in the English Premier League is to decide which European Competitions several teams in the upper edges of the table will be competing in next season.

Manchester City, Aston Villa, Newcastle United, Chelsea and Nottingham Forest will all be playing in Europe of some format next season, but exactly in which competition is hitherto undecided. Brighton and Brentford may also sneak into Europe depending on the outcome of the Conference League final, which Chelsea are in.

With so much on the line, all eyes are turning all over the league for it's final day fixtures. One such fixture is Aston Villa's away trip to Manchester United, with a win for them and either a loss for Man City, or a loss/draw for Newcastle United and Chelsea enough to see them return to the Champions League next season.

Key Statistics

• Aston Villa go into the game hopeful of securing Champions League football once again
• Should they beat Manchester United, they must hope that one of Man City, Newcastle United and Chelsea lose their fixtures as well
• Manchester United enter the game bruised following a devastating Europa League final loss to Tottenham, meaning The Red Devils will not play any European football at all next season
• Following a dismal season, the mood at Old Trafford is at an all-time low. The club can finish in a maximum 14th place in the Premier League this season, assuming other results go their way and they beat Aston Villa on the final day
• If United lose, and Tottenham defeat Brighton on the final day, they will finish in 17th, one spot and either 14 or 11 points away from relegation

Manchester United Preview

Predicted Starting Lineup: Onana; Dorgu, Shaw, Maguire, Lindelof, Dalot, Mainoo, Fernandes, Diallo, Mount, Obi

Without mincing words, this season for Manchester United has been one of the worst in the club's history.

Though their run in the Europa League did Spur on (sorry) some small hope of redeeming the campaign with some silverware, which would have done plenty to offset concerns over a 16th-placed Premier League standing, even that was dashed in the final thanks to Brennan Johnson, with the Wales and Tottenham winger bundling home to win a first trophy for Spurs in 17 years.

Now, with literally nothing to play for except pride, the mood around Old Trafford is extraordinarily low. The club haven't won in the Premier League since a 3-0 success over relegated side Leicester City, and that was over two months ago.

Under Ruben Amorim, Manchester United will be seeking a massive overhaul at every level to get them anywhere near the levels their history details. A win against Aston Villa will at least spark a little bit of hope and give the supporters a small smile on the final day, but Aston Villa will be going into this with much, much more on the line.

For availability, Matthijs de Ligt and Lisandro Martinez both missed the Europa League final, and will most likely be absent here too.

Aston Villa Preview

Predicted Starting Lineup: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Maatsen, Onana, Kamara, Asensio, Rogers, McGinn, Watkins

Aston Villa, under the guise of Unai Emery, have been a great side to watch.

Their exploits in the Champions League, ending in a blood-and-glory blaze at the hands of now-finalists PSG, was something to behold. Having tasted such fantastic success and entertainment in Europe's premier show, they will do everything possible to get straight back into it next season.

Though a gutting FA Cup Semi-Final loss to eventual winners Crystal Palace may have been a kick to the teeth, three straight wins and three straight clean sheets in the Premier League have put their fortunes into their own hands going into the final day. Their goal difference will likely mean that they will need other results to go their way elsewhere, but Aston Villa are a determined side that will likely not be swayed going into the last action of the season.

For available personnel, Villa won't be able to use Marcus Rashford for this one. The Manchester United loanee has been fantastic since his arrival at Villa Park, but has been absent since a loss to Manchester City at the end of April. Regardless, he would've missed the last game of the season due to it being against his parent club.

Elsewhere for Villa, Youri Tielemans will likely stay out, but Jacob Ramsey will be fine to return after a one-game suspension for his two bookings against Bournemouth.

Where to Watch

TNT Sports have this final day showdown at Old Trafford. Kick-off is at 4pm UK time, the same as the other nine curtain calling clashes, on Sunday, 25th of May.

Manchester United vs Aston Villa Betting Tip

With United battered, broken, trophyless and out of ideas, we can't see them being too up for this match. As such, we think the best bet to go for will be an Aston Villa win. On Highbet, you can find this market at odds of 1.7, meaning a £10 stake will return £17!

Manchester United vs Aston Villa Prediction

Aston Villa should have too much quality, and far too much on the line, for Manchester United to pose any real threat here. We think they'll run out as 2-0 winners at Old Trafford.