Liverpool vs Aston Villa Predictions

• Nine of Liverpool’s last 15 home league games have seen them win and both teams score
• Aston Villa have lost three games on the spin
• Mo Salah has nine goals in all competitions this term

Reds impressing under Slot

There can’t have been many that would have predicted the ease with which Arne Slot has hit the ground running at Liverpool, winning 14 of his first 16 games in all competitions since his arrival as Reds boss.

They picked up their most recent victory with a resounding success against Bayer Leverkusen and the manager who had been linked with the job throughout the summer, Xabi Alonso.

Slot’s men came out 4-0 winners in that Champions League clash and now face an Aston Villa team that have had a tough time of things recently after a good start to the campaign.

Villa struggling

Unai Emery’s team have lost three games on the spin, falling to Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup, Tottenham in the Premier League and Brugge in the Champions League.

Their 4-1 defeat at the hands of Spurs will probably have been the most concerning to Emery as his side get used to the demands of playing in Europe’s top competition for the first time since 1982/83.

They also have a poor record against these opponents, failing to win any of the last eight meetings between the two. Their last victory was the shock 7-2 win at Anfield during the 2020/21 campaign and Liverpool have run out winners in six of the eight clashes since then.

The Reds have not been perfect recently, they have often struggled to control games in the first half, but Slot has shown his impressive in-game management to produce comebacks against Arsenal and Brighton in the last few matches.

Leverkusen even had a good spell, including a disallowed goal, before the Reds blew them away in the second 45.

Expect Villa to give the home team some headaches in this one, particularly early. Both teams have scored and Liverpool have won in nine of their last 15 home games in the league and that is the pick in this clash.

Salah can strike at Anfield

Three of the hosts’ last four matches have gone over 3.5 goals and a repeat of that looks a big runner once more here, take the Reds to win this one 3-1 for correct score purposes.

Mo Salah has shown no signs of slowing down this season, netting nine goals in all competitions, and he is a tempting price to get on the scoresheet again in this match.

As the Reds’ penalty taker and key man, he looks a reliable source of goals for the home team.