Everton vs Aston Villa Predictions

• Everton are winless in their last five competitive games.
• Aston Villa have won their last five league meetings with Everton.
• Aston Villa have won nine of their last 13 matches in all competitions.

Toffees hit rough patch

A goalless draw at Selhurst Park in the FA Cup extended Everton’s winless run to five games last weekend and they could be set for another disappointing day when they host Aston Villa on Sunday.

The Toffees enjoyed a welcome resurgence in December as they rallied following a ten-point deduction, winning four successive games to lift themselves clear of the relegation zone. However, things have gone downhill since then and Sean Dyche’s side sit just a point above the drop zone.

Villans flying high

Aston Villa, meanwhile, are enjoying their best season in recent memory. They lie second in the table and just three points adrift of leaders Liverpool, while a 1-0 win at the Riverside last weekend made it nine wins, three draws and just one defeat from their last 13 competitive games.

In the league alone, the Villans have won six of their last nine and have beaten the likes of Manchester City, Arsenal and Spurs during that run.

Back visitors for the win

Villa have won their last five league meetings with Everton and beat them 4-0 at Villa Park in August. I don’t expect that level of dominance at Goodison Park, but an away win looks good value and a 2-1 scoreline is predicted, too.

Unai Emery’s side have scored exactly twice in each of their last four away games and two of those have been 2-1 wins. They are without a clean sheet on the road since September and Everton have scored in their last four at home.

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