Tottenham vs Aston Villa Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

Tottenham Hotspur did the impossible on Wednesday evening as Mauricio Pochettino masterminded a 2-0 victory over Chelsea, ending the Premier League leaders 13 match winning streak in the Premier League and taking them to within seven points of the top of the table.

This was Spurs’ 5th win on the bounce in the Premier League, and they have won seven of their last eight in all competitions after a very dodgy spell in autumn. It definitely seems like the rigours of Champions League football effect their domestic campaign, but with no European matches until February now they should be able to put themselves in a good position.

That Champions League campaign didn’t go well at all and after finishing 3rd in their group they are now resigned to another Europa League knockout campaign. This leaves more of their focus for an FA Cup run, which means we should see a fairly strong showing from them here.

Aston Villa aren’t in great shape at the moment either. They lost 1-0 away to Cardiff on Monday to make it three wins, one draw, and three defeats in their last seven matches. This leaves them a disappointing 12th in the Championship, and their hopes of a swift return to the top flight appear to be diminishing rapidly.

Things are made even worse by the fact that attacking duo Jonathan Hodjia and Jordan Ayew, who have 11 league goals and four assists between them this season, have jetted off to be with their respective countries for the African Cup of Nations. This leaves their top scorer as Rudy Gestede, with four goals to his name.

Tottenham have a much more prolific offering in Dele Alli and Harry Kane. They have 23 goals between them so far this season and have scored each of Spurs’ last seven goals. Alli has a huge six goals in his last three games too, so backing him to score anytime at 6/4 could be a very good choice for our goalscorer predictions.

At home Spurs have been sensational of late, winning six on the bounce in all competitions and scoring 18 goals in the process. Aston Villa, on the other hand, have won just two of their 14 away days this season and have lost three of their last four to nil.

Spurs have kept three clean sheets in their last five at home as well, and they’re now facing a lower league side who have now lost two of their most important attacking figures and were already struggling going forward anyway. This makes odds of 21/20 for Tottenham to Win to Nil look a very good choice, so I’m backing that alongside a 3-0 correct score predictions at 7/1.