Sheffield United vs Aston Villa Prediction: Tips and Best Bets Preview

Saturday’s Premier League action concludes at Bramall Lane where we have you covered with a Sheffield United vs Aston Villa prediction, tips and best bets preview.

James Cantrill has cast an eye over the clash in South Yorkshire picking out three bets.

It looks a matter of when not if the Blades will be returning to the Championship but performances have picked up since the return of Chris Wilder.

Goals and shots a plenty are expected on Saturday and the best bets feature a 12.00 punt.

Sheffield United vs Aston Villa Prediction and Tips Preview

1. Sheffield United vs Aston Villa Tip 1: Ben Brereton Diaz 2+ Shots
2. Sheffield United vs Aston Villa Tip 2: Over 2.5 Goals & BTTS
3. Sheffield United vs Aston Villa Tip 3: BTTS in Both Halves

In this article:

• Sheffield United vs Aston Villa Team News
• The Predicted League Table
• How to watch Sheffield United vs Aston Villa
• Safer Gambling

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Sheffield United vs Aston Villa Tip 1: Pisco sour

England, Premier League, Saturday, February 3rd, 17:30 (UK)

Sheffield United’s loss in a five-goal thriller at Selhurst Park on Tuesday left them nine goals adrift at the foot of the Premier League table.

Chris Wilder came out swinging in the post-match presser, berating the officials, and his side’s perceived poor fortune with refereeing decisions in recent weeks.

The Blades must shoulder a bit of responsibility for the defeat at Crystal Palace, though. They took the lead twice but left London empty-handed.

One positive will be the performance of Ben Brereton Diaz.

Wilder described the loanee as the ‘dream signing’ and with good reason. The Chilean international has slotted into the team as seamlessly as he has picked up the English language.

Brereton Diaz netted on his debut against West Ham and found the net within 25 seconds on Tuesday. Despite not completing the 90 in either of those two appearances, the attacker has notched up five shots, hitting the target with three.

He was withdrawn at half-time in midweek with a knock, but I am hoping he will be declared fit on Saturday because at 10/11, his price to have 2+ shots looks too long.

• Sheffield United vs Aston Villa Tip 1: Ben Brereton Diaz 2+ Shots (TRACKED BET)
• Best Odds: 1.91
• Bookmaker: Betfair, Paddy Power
• Stake: 10/10

Sheffield United vs Aston Villa Tip 2: Goals Galore

Goals have been plentiful for Sheffield United since Wilder’s return. The Blades have failed to score in just three of his ten games in charge, and those came against Liverpool, at Stamford Bridge and the Etihad.

The Blades have scored 14 in the other seven games, finding the net twice in each of their last three matches.

The hosts are 1.50 to find the net on Saturday evening (66.7% chance) so siding with goals here is a must.

Backing over 2.5 and both teams to score looks the best way in at 2.00, it has clicked in the host’s last three games at Bramall Lane.

Aston Villa are usually pretty obliging when it comes to goals.

Villa’s three games at the start of the month only saw one scored, which is unusual for Unai Emery’s side, but that barren spell was ended with a four-goal game with Newcastle on Tuesday.

In the Premier League, only Liverpool and Man City have scored more times than the Villans (44).

• Sheffield United vs Aston Villa Tip 2: Over 2.5 Goals & BTTS (TRACKED BET)
• Best Odds: 2.00
• Bookmaker: bet365
• Stake: 10/10

Sheffield United vs Aston Villa Tip 3: Pure Chaos

Sticking along similar lines, backing both teams to score in both halves also appeals at a bigger price.

Sheff Utd’s games have been pure chaos, and it really is great to see.

This bet may have only clicked once in Wilder’s latest reign, but it should have been more.

The Blades have featured in a four-goal thriller with West Ham, the game the bet landed, two five-goal games with Luton and Palace and seven goals were scored in the FA Cup clash with Brighton.

The reverse of this fixture at Villa Park was cagey. The Blades deployed a low block, rode their luck and nicked a goal in the 87th minute before Nicolo Zaniolo equalised deep into added time.

I don’t expect Saturday’s meeting at Bramall Lane to be anything like that match, though.

• Sheffield United vs Aston Villa Tip 3: BTTS in Both Halves (TRACKED BET)
• Best Odds: 12.00
• Bookmaker: bet365
• Stake: 2/10

Sheffield United vs Aston Villa Prediction odds via bet365, Betfair & Paddy Power at 13:00, January 31st, 2024. Odds may now differ.

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Sheffield United vs Aston Villa Team News Preview: Ramsey return?

Ben Brereton Diaz was withdrawn at the interval on Tuesday. Hopefully, it was more of a precautionary measure, and the Blades will give him every chance to declare himself fit for Saturday.

New signing Ivo Grbic was also forced off with a suspected concussion, though the Blades new goalkeeper looked desperate to finish the game. Grbic is at the mercy of concussion protocol. Wes Foderingham should return in between the sticks in his absence.

Jhon Duran, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne, Tyrone Mings and Emi Buendia are all unavailable. Jacob Ramsey was a doubt for the Newcastle game but after a cameo from the bench, will be pushing to start here.

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The Predicted Premier League Table by BETSiE

Our in-house predictive model, BETSiE, has had a go at predicting the Premier League table by using the plethora of underlying data from the 2023/24 season up until this point.

For more league-specific BETSiE content, visit her page here – it’s worth it.

POSITION	CLUB	GAMES	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	POINTS
1	Liverpool	38	24.3	9.2	4.5	84.7	37.4	47.3	82.0
2	Manchester City	38	23.9	7.7	6.4	84.5	40.8	43.7	79.3
3	Arsenal	38	23.7	7.5	6.8	76.2	35.1	41.1	78.5
4	Aston Villa	38	21.5	7.7	8.8	73.8	48.7	25.1	72.3
5	Tottenham	38	19.1	7.5	11.4	74.8	60.1	14.7	64.8
6	Chelsea	38	16.8	7.4	13.8	67.2	58.2	9.1	57.7
7	Brighton	38	14.9	11.8	11.3	65.5	59.3	6.2	56.5
8	Newcastle	38	16.9	5.4	15.7	75.2	60.1	15.1	56.2
9	West Ham	38	15.4	8.6	14.0	59.8	63.6	-3.8	54.7
10	Manchester Utd	38	15.6	5.8	16.6	47.5	57.6	-10.1	52.5
11	Bournemouth	38	14.2	8.0	15.8	56.7	67.0	-10.3	50.5
12	Wolverhampton	38	13.7	8.8	15.5	53.5	59.3	-5.8	49.9
13	Brentford	38	13.6	8.0	16.4	58.9	60.0	-1.1	48.7
14	Fulham	38	12.4	7.1	18.5	50.0	62.8	-12.8	44.4
15	Everton	38	15.0	6.9	16.2	50.2	52.4	-2.2	41.8
16	Crystal Palace	38	10.6	10.0	17.4	43.9	60.5	-16.5	41.7
17	Nottingham	38	10.2	9.1	18.6	46.5	64.0	-17.5	39.9
18	Luton	38	7.7	7.4	22.9	44.2	77.8	-33.6	30.5
19	Burnley	38	6.5	6.8	24.7	37.1	73.1	-36.0	26.3
20	Sheffield Utd	38	5.1	7.5	25.4	33.2	85.7	-52.5	22.7

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How To Watch

• Sheffield United vs Aston Villa, Premier League.
• Date and Time: Saturday, February 3rd, 17:30 (UK)
• How to Watch or Stream on TV (UK): Sky Sports Main Event

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SAFER GAMBLING

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