Aston Villa vs. Ipswich Town Preview

Aston Villa clashes with Ipswich Town in what promises to be a very entertaining game on Saturday. Aston Villa is coming off a 2-0 road loss against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday while Ipswich Town lost 2-1 at home against Southampton on Saturday.

Aston Villa is in eighth place in the Premier League standings with 37 points in 24 games while Ipswich Town is in 19th place with 16 points in 24 games.

The player to watch in this game is Ollie Watkins, who has 10 goals and five assists in 24 Premier League games this season. AccuScore gives Ollie Watkins a 56.8 percent chance to score against Ipswich Town. He has 39 SCA and 8 GCA in 24 Premier League games this season.

FBRef defines SCA as “the two offensive actions leading directly to a shot, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” GCA is “the two offensive actions leading directly to a goal, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup. 

Dafabet Odds

Team to Win (Regular Time)

• Aston Villa 1.39
• Ipswich Town 7.00
• Draw 5.00

Spread

• Aston Villa -1, -1.5 (1.85)
• Ipswich Town +1, +1.5 (1.96)

Total

• Over 3 (1.94)
• Under 3 (1.85)

Key Points to Consider

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Premier League action on September 29 and the game ended in a 2-2 draw. 

Projected Leaders

For Aston Villa, Ollie Watkins has a 56.8 percent chance to score. He averages 2.73 shots overall per sim, 1.63 shots on goal per and 0.85 goals per sim.

For Ipswich Town, Liam Delap has a 22.08 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 1.08 shots overall per sim, 0.74 shots on goal per and 0.25 goals per sim.  

Analyst’s Pick

Aston Villa 1.39

Two-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on Aston Villa in this one. Average score in simulations is Aston Villa 2.15 to Ipswich Town 0.87.