West Ham vs Aston Villa Prediction

The Premier League is finally back and the first weekend of action is full of some high quality fixtures. One of which is West Ham vs Aston Villa on Saturday 17th August 2024.

West Ham vs Aston Villa Key Stats

• West Ham have lost just 2 of their last 5 games
• Aston Villa have won just 1 of their last 5 games
• West Ham have scored 7 goals in their last 5 games
• Aston Villa have conceded 11 goals in their last 5 fixtures

West Ham vs Aston Villa Previous Meetings

As Premier League mainstays these two teams have faced each other 120 times in their histories. This set to be the 121st meeting.

West Ham are the team with the advantage over Villa however it is close with just 6 wins separating the teams. The Hammers have won 45 times to Villa’s 39. 36 games have ended in draws.

Believe it or not, West Ham have won 5 of the last 8 games against Villa however haven’t beaten them since August 2022. The last game between them ending in a 1-1 draw back in March

West Ham vs Aston Villa Team News & Predicted Lineups

Julen Lopetegui’s new side come into this game with just one player expected to be missing through injury. That player being Edson Alvarez who is suffering with a hamstring injury. Kurt Zouma is also expected to miss the game following a failed medical with Saudi League side Al-Ahli.

Villa are also expected to have a few players missing through injury with Boubacar Kamara, Tyrone Mings and Robin Olsen all expected to miss the opening game of the season.

West Ham - Alphonse Areola, Vladimir Coufal, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Max Kilman, Emerson, James Ward-Prowse, Guido Rodriguez, Jarrod Bowen, Mohammed Kudus, Lucas Paqueta, Niclas Fullkrug

Aston Villa - Emiliano Martinez, Ian Mattsen, Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres, Alex Moreno, Leon Bailey, Amadou Onana, Youri Tielemans, John McGinn, Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins

West Ham vs Aston Villa Player To Watch - Niclas Fullkrug

Niclas Fullkrug’s move to West Ham this summer seemingly came out of nowhere however after a successful Euros campaign where he managed 2 goals in 5 as well as following 16 goal season with Borussia Dortmund last season as well it is easy to see why West Ham wanted him.

It will be interesting to see how well the 31 year old adapts to the Premier League so is certainly one to keep an eye on in this match in particular. His first in front of the West Ham fans.

West Ham vs Aston Villa Prediction

This is bound to be an interesting game. Julen Lopetegui takes charge of West Ham for the first time and Unai Emery’s Villa look to continue where they left off in what was a historic league campaign last season.

This game is bound to be tight but we would expect West Ham to get control come full time with Lopetegui looking to impress the London Stadium in his opening fixture.

That is why our team of professional tipping experts are backing this game to be Drawn at Half Time but Won by West Ham come Full Time. With odds of 11/2, £10 could return up to £65 making this our best value tip for this game.

Where To Watch West Ham vs Aston Villa

This game is set to kick off on Saturday 17th August 2024 at 17:30 pm. In the UK you can catch all of the action live on Sky Sports Main Event or Sky Sports Premier League.